Pakistan’s Parliament was one of the first that embarked on strategizing and implementing thedevelopment agenda in accordance with the SDGs. The institutionalization process began with thecreation of parliamentary taskforces on SDGs at the federal and provincial levels, as well as theestablishment of the first global SDGs Secretariat. The country’s efforts to adopt and institutionalizethe global […]
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This handbook equips parliamentary researchers with the fundamental concepts and principles of parliamentary research, the rationale and role of parliamentary research services. It also provides in depth understanding of the range of research products that can be developed as per need of the legislature.
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The Legislative Drafting Manual is an exciting guide for practioners engaged in drafting new legislative proposals or suggest improvements and amendments in the existing laws. This manual unravels the web of confusion and technical detail that surrounds legislative drafting and presents drafting in an easy-to-understand way. In so doing, legislative drafting is shown to be […]
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We are pleased to share this Handbook on Parliamentary Values and Best Practices, 2nd Edition, (2018) with the kind readers. The book is aimed at developing insights about some of the international parliamentary values and best practices cherished by world democracies. The handbook also throws light on key practices viz a viz parliamentary values and […]
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The Provincial Assembly of the Punjab is made up of 37`Members who are elected by the people of the province of Punjab to represent to become a Member of the Provincial Assembly is 25 years. Directly elected members of the Provincial Assembly represent different areas (constituencies) in Punjab. The presence of Members from different constituencies […]
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The Provincial Assembly of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is the elected House of Representatives where Members represent constituents’ opinion, discuss issue of public importance and scrutinize the policies, actions and expenditures of the government.
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According to the Article 106 of the Constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan has 65 Members where 51 Members are directly elected on general seats from the districts of Balochistan, 11 seats reserved fro women and 3 reserved seats for Non-Muslims.
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The Provincial Assembly of the Sindh is a place where members represent constituents’ opinions, discuss issues of public importance and call on government to explain its actions. The Provincial Government of Sindh cannot impose new taxes without the approval of the Provincial Assembly.
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The toolkit is based on experiential learning methodology and endeavours that parliamentary researchers and librarians understand and develop skills to practice various activities they are expected to do while conducting research for preparation of informational packs for individual legislators or parliamentary committees. This explains composition of various parliamentary research products including but not limited to […]
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