The Parliamentary Elections for National as well as state legislators in 2008, proved to be a watershed for a greater, more informed and effective participation of women parliamentarians in Pakistan. This article is an appraisal of the evolving role of female parliamentarians, the constraints that they face and steps that can be taken to enhance […]
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I am pleased to share the Module on Advanced Legislative Research with the kind readers and all concerned stakeholders. The module is aimed at equipping Members and parliamentary functionaries of the National Parliament and Provincial Assemblies, with the concept of legislative research and to develop essential skills required to conduct research and analysis for individual […]
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I am pleased to share the Module on Drafting and Assessing Legislation with the kind readers and all concerned stakeholders. The module is aimed at equipping Members and parliamentary functionaries of the National Parliament and the Provincial Assemblies, with the concept of legislative drafting and the develop essential skills required to comprehend the semantics of […]
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Legislation is one of the foremost responsibility of parliamentarians and it was directly required to develop an easy to understand a simplest curriculum for training’s on assessing legislation’s for social change. In this context, Mr Muhammad Rashid Mafzool Zaka, h as developed a 121 page comprehensive module on Assessing Legislation for social change in 2008.
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The unanimous passage of the 18th constitutional amendment bill by parliament has moved Pakistan away from a presidential from of government susceptible to military coups , says the speaker of the national assembly. I is now a true parliamentary democracy as envisioned by its founders in 1947 and by its two former prime ministers in […]
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The establishment of a sustainable institute for legislative research and capacity building has been a long standing aspiration of parliamentarians and parliamentary staff in Pakistan. The establishment of the Pakistan Institute for Parliamentary Services, PIPS, through an Act of Parliament is a major step towards the realization of this objective.
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Jinnah placed great importance on the youth and gave his advice to students on several occasions. At a public meeting in Dhaka on March 21, 1948, he said: “My young friends, students who are present here, let me tell you as one who has always had love and affection for you, who has served you […]
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The 1973 Constitution, promulgated on 14 August 1973, provided for a parliamentary form of government with abicameral legislature – the National Assembly and the Senate.The Senate, the upper house of the Parliament, has equal representation from each province, balancing theprovincial inequality in the National Assembly, where the number of members is based on population of […]
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The 1973 Constitution, promulgated on 14 August 1973, provided for a parliamentary form of government with abicameral legislature – the National Assembly and the Senate.The Senate, the upper house of the Parliament, has equal representation from each province, balancing theprovincial inequality in the National Assembly, where the number of members is based on population of […]
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In 1901 the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) was declared a Chief Commissioner Province and in 1932 its status was raised to the Governor Province. In 1937, the Government of India Act 1935 was enforced in the province and the NWFP Legislative Assembly was formed. The first session of the Assembly on 12 March 1946 […]
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