The laws regulating the business and framework of NGO and its registration is different from entity that works for profit in Pakistan. NGO can be registered under different’s law and can function in consonance to the different set of provisions provided for in those laws. Different laws under which NGO can be registered in Pakistan are as follow:
1. The Companies Act, 2017
2. The Voluntary Social Welfare Agencies (Registration & Control) Ordinance, 1961
3. The Societies Registration Act, 1860
4. The Trust Act, 1882