PIPS achieves another major milestone at the international level

June 4, 2026 CONFERENCES, EXCHANGE PROGRAMS, Inter-Parliamentary Round Table Dialog, INTERNATIONAL, Parliamentary Roundtable

Under the able guidance of the Honourable Chairman Senate of Pakistan / President, PIPS Board of Governors, Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani, the Pakistan Institute for Parliamentary Services (PIPS) led by the Executive Director, Mr. Asim khan Goraya, Pakistan has secured Chairpersonship of the interim Steering Committee of Global Parliamentary Training Institutes (PTIs) alongwith KPI Thailand and CPST Kenya as the Vice Chairs and Parliamentary Institute of Ghana the Secretary. This was decided in the First Meeting of the Steering Committee of the PTIs’ Global Network on Thursday, June 4, 2026 held virtually. The meeting was attended by 10 PTIs in addition to the IPU. This is a significant accomplishment at the international level by PIPS.
It was also decided in the meeting that PIPS would also be the interim secretariat of the Global PTIs network, until a decision regarding a permanent secretariat is taken in the second Global Conference of PTIs at Islamabad, scheduled from 3rd to 5th February 2027, in collaboration with the IPU. It was further decided that the Steering Committee will have a meeting every three months to be chaired by Executive Director PIPS, Mr. Asim Khan Goraya.
This imperative development reinforces Pakistan’s standing as an active and credible contributor to international parliamentary cooperation, democratic institution-building, and legislative capacity development.

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.

PIPS achieves another major milestone at the international level

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