Strategic Plan Developing Meeting

November 22, 2025 Coordination Meetings, Inter-Parliamentary Round Table Dialog, MEMBERS

The Pakistan Institute for Parliamentary Services (PIPS) in collaboration with the Mustehkam Parlimaan and EU-Funded Project, organized a Strategic Planning meeting with the Strategic Planning Oversight Committee (SPOC) from 21st to 22nd November, 2025 for the Honourable Members of Senate of Pakistan at PC Bhurban, Murree.

The event commenced with the recitation from the Holy Quran. Mr. Aizaz Asif formally opened the two-day proceedings and set the scene for the sessions ahead.

The first session was facilitated by Honourable Mohsin Laghari on the topic “Why Parliament Needs a Strategic Plan.” He highlighted that Parliament must strengthen its core functions—legislation, representation, and oversight—and emphasized the importance of parliamentary ownership in this process. He further stressed that existing institutional resources, including PIPS, should be fully utilized for capacity building and development.

The second session was facilitated by Mr. Ali Imran (MuP) on “An Overview of the Legislative Role of Parliament.” He explained the legislative responsibilities of legislatures in light of the Constitution of Pakistan, referencing various constitutional articles, and also put forward several proposals to further advance the legislative role in the country.

Ms. Rida Qazi, Advisor to the Chairman Senate on Special Initiatives, conducted a short practical session on the opportunities and challenges faced by the Senate of Pakistan.

This was followed by a practical session with the Strategic Plan Oversight Committee (SPOC), focusing on SWOT Analysis (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats) of the Senate of Pakistan. The groups later presented their findings.

The last session of the day focused on the “Identification of Strategic Priority Actions.” Participants took part in a group activity, which concluded with group presentations on proposed priority actions.

On the direction of the Chairman Senate/President PIPS Board of Governors, the Pakistan Institute for Parliamentary Services (PIPS), has implemented a comprehensive set of measures aimed at ensuring fiscal discipline, operational efficiency, and responsible utilization of public resources, on the same lines as notified and adopted by the Senate and National Assembly Secretariats.

Under the new measures, the Institute has adopted a four-day working week (Monday to Thursday), while introducing a hybrid working model whereby 50% of staff will perform duties from the office and 50% will work remotely on a rotational basis. Employees working from home will remain fully accessible through digital communication platforms and may be required to report to the office on short notice, ensuring uninterrupted institutional functioning.

Significant steps have also been taken to promote energy conservation. These include a target of achieving up to 70% reduction in energy consumption through minimizing unnecessary use of electricity and ensuring that official meetings, trainings, and events are scheduled during daylight hours. Foreign tours are banned and international meetings are being held virtually.

In the transport section, PIPS has introduced strict measures to curtail expenditure and 70% official vehicles have been grounded as part of this initiative.

As part of broader austerity efforts, 20% reduction has been imposed on the non-ERE budget for the fourth quarter of the current financial year. The officers drawing a monthly salary of PKR 300,000 or more, shall surrendered two days salary or 5% to 30% salary on gross as per Federal Government decision.

The Institute has also discontinued all non-essential procurements with immediate effect. Official functions such as dinners and receptions will not be hosted, except in the case of visiting foreign delegations, and even then, strictly in accordance with austerity protocols.

These measures have been implemented with immediate effect and will remain in force until further orders.

Under the guidance of President PIPS Board of Governors, Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani, PIPS remains fully committed to maintaining its core functions of parliamentary support, capacity building, and research while contributing proactively to national austerity and sustainability goals.

Strategic Plan Developing Meeting

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