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Parliamentary Business : Resolutions Passed by Senate, National Assembly and Provincial Assembly of Sindh on " Finality of Prophethood" Page 01. Opinion: Strategic Self-Assessment Against The CPA Benchmarks For Democratic Legislatures Page 05. Parliamentary Business: Recommendation of the Senate of Pakistan in The Financial Bill, 2020 Page 08. Parliamentary Business: Demand for Grants and Appropriation Federal Budget 20-21 Page 16.

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ANALYSIS Corona Cure: Research and Development Page 01 OPINION India’s legislative measures to convert occupied Jammu & Kashmir’s Muslim majority into a minority Page 08 ANALYSIS COVID-19 Fallout on Pakistan’s Economy and Way forward Page 16 ANALYSIS Concerns over Continued Lockdown in Indian Occupied Kashmir Page 22

OPINION India’s Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019 Page 01 ANALYSIS Right to Health A Fundamental Right Page 09 ANALYSIS Use of Oceans, Seas and Marine Resources for Economic Development Page 16 SEMINAR PROCEEDINGS Post Legislative Scrutiny of The Protection against Harassment of Women at Workplace Act 2010 Page 23

ANALYSIS Public Accounts Committee: International Practices Page 01 OPINION Rise of Right-Wing Populism and Governance in the last decade Page 09 CONCEPT Parliamentary Oversight: Speeches at the Opening of the Parliamentary Session Page 13 ANALYSIS Sharing Economy in Agriculture Sector Page 20

Remembering the FATHER OF THE NATION QUAID-I-AZAM MUHAMMAD ALI JINNAH on his Birth Anniversary Page 01 OPINION Impeachment of President Donald J. Trump: Myth or Reality Page 04 ANALYSIS SDGs Goal 3 and Challenges of Health Sector in Sindh Page 10 ANALYSIS Urban Transport Needs of Karachi Page 16 FROM THE PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS Page 20

ANALYSIS Unfavorable Terms of Trade and their effect on the deteriorating Current Account Balance of Pakistan Page 01 CONCEPT Rule of Law for Labour Inspection in Pakistan and the International Obligation Page 07 OPINION BREXIT: Breaking the Chain of globalization Page 19 TRIBUTE Tribute to Azad Kashmir’s Struggle for Independence Page 22 KASHMIR WATCH Diplomatic Victory of Pakistan in perpetrating Kashmir issue Page 24

CONCEPT Aspects of Delegated Legislation Page 01 ANALYSIS Labour Standards in the Surgical Instruments Industry of Pakistan: A Legal and Economic Perspective Page 05 OPINION The Challenges and Potential of Pakistani Migrant Workers Page 15 Original carbon copy of the Islamabad declaration signed at the National Parliamentarians Conference on Kashmir, September 18, 2019 Page 23

ANALYSIS Kashmir Dispute at the United Nations Security Council Page 01 OPINION Kashmir Mayhem and Pakistan’s Policy Page 10 OPINION The Role of Media in Kashmir Crises Page 15 Resolution of Joint Session of Parliament of Pakistan on Illegal Actions of India in IoK Page 20 Senate of Pakistan’s Resolution on Indian Illegal Annexation of Occupied Kashmir Page 23 Curfewed Night: Glimpses from Srinagar Page 24