Research Digest

ANALYSIS Enhancing Pakistan’s Exports: Measures and Way Forward Page 01 OPINION US-China Trade War Page 10 ANALYSIS Defending Human Rights: A Critical Account of Labour Laws of Pakistan (Part II) Page 18

OPINION Human Beings, Citizens and the Parliament Page 01 CONCEPT Tracking back the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) Page 05 OPINION National Civic Education Commission: The way forward Page 12 ANALYSIS UDHR: Role of Parliament and the National Commission for Human Rights (NCHR) Page 15 ANALYSIS Defending Human Rights: A Critical Account of Labour Laws of Pakistan (Part I) Page 19

OPINION Prime Minister’s Questions and Prevailing Practice in UK House of Commons Page 01 CONCEPT The Coming of Age of Parliamentary Diplomacy - The Pakistan Stories Page 05 ANALYSIS The Status of Jerusalem and Future of UNRWA Page 13 PARLIAMENTARY HISTORY History of Legislative Assembly of Azad Jammu & Kashmir Page 21

OPINION Pakistan under Grey List of Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Page 01 ANALYSIS Supplementary Finance Bill 2018: Summary and Salient Features Page 07 ANALYSIS Turkey US Relations at Crossroads Page 13 PARLIAMENTARY HISTORY History of Provincial Assembly of Punjab Page 20

OPINION Fata Reforms Act: Challenges and Opportunities Page 01 OPINION Provincial Assembly of Sindh: Rules viz a viz Law Making and Oversight Page 06 ANALYSIS Access to affordable, reliable and sustainable energy Page 12 PARLIAMENTARY HISTORY Provincial Assembly of KPK– A brief history Page 19

PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS Parliamentary Contributions at Senate of Pakistan 2012-2017 Page 01 OPINION Peaceful and Inclusive Societies for Sustainable Development Page 04 ANALYSIS Parliamentary Committee System in Provincial Assembly of PunjabMyth of Executive Accountability Page 06 Four Research Dissertations on Parliament of Pakistan by Bachelors of Honor in Political Science Degree at KCW Page 19 OPINION Sectoral Balance and the Budgetary Allocations Page 21

ANALYSIS The Prevention of Trafficking in Persons Bill 2018 and the Way forward Page 1 PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS Federal Budget 2018-19 - Demands for Grants and Appropriations Approved by National Assembly and Comparison to Federal Budget 2017-18 Page 9 PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS Landmark Initiatives by 14th National Assembly (2013-18) Page 21 Editorial Board

ANALYSIS Foreign Assistance in the Annual Budgets 2013-18 Page 1 PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS Recommendations of the Senate of Pakistan in the Finance Bill, 2018 Budget Proposal 2018-19 Page 8 CONCEPT Effective Parliamentary Oversight Page 18

OPINION The Corporate Duty to Respect Human Rights Page 01 Gwadar Port: Challenges and Opportunities Page 06 PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS Salient Features of Federal Budget 2018-19 Page 14 A Glance at the Budget Strategy Paper 2018-19, 2020- 21 and Economic Survey 2017-18 Page 16 Senate of Pakistan Resolution No.385 on Kashmir Page 22 & Resolution No.389 Bombing in Afghanistan Inner title page (Back) National Assembly of Pakistan Resolution on Kashmir Inner Title Page (Front)

OPINION Sectoral Balance and the Budgetary Allocations Page 01 ANALYSIS Social Sector Spending in post 18th Constitutional Amendment (2010-2018) Page 08 OPINION Increasing Trade Deficit of Pakistan: Challenge and Way forward Page 11 ANALYSIS Population Census 2017: Way forward for well-being of citizens with special focus on health, education and food security Page 18 OPINION Demography and Devel-opment – Evidence from Developed Countries Page 19 PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS Acts passed by the Parlia-ment of Pakistan from January 2018 to February 2018