Research Digest

CONCEPT Legislatures Intent in Creating CCI, NEC and NFC Page 1 CONCEPT Civil Service Reforms in Canada and India Page 12 ANALYSIS Inflation in Pakistan Page 16 PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS National Assembly’s Resolution to condemn Armenian Aggression Page 23 FROM THE PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS Inside title page

PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS Resolution on Combating Islamophobia Page 1 OPINION Civil Service Reforms Towards inclusion of all Federating Units Page 03 CONCEPT Professional Support to Parliamentary Committees Page 11 ANALYSIS Civil Service Reforms in Turkey and United Kingdom Page 18 FROM THE PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal Annual Budget FY 2019-20 Inside title page

CONCEPT Post Legislative Scrutiny - Practices and Challenges Page 01 ANALYSIS US brokered Abraham Agreement between the UAE and Israel Page 08 OPINION Afghan Peace Process Page 16 FROM THE PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS Income and Expenses of FBISE (2014-2019)

ANALYSIS Tracing Effects of Covid-19 on Foreign Remittances to Pakistan Challenges and Way Forward Page 01 OPINION Lockdown and Future of Education Page 05 ANALYSIS Oil Price fall amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic Page 10 OPINION Local Government Legislation by the Provincial Assembly of Punjab (2002-2018) Page 17

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