Public Accounts Committees (PACs) are recognised worldwide as guardians of public trust in democratic accountability as Parliament’s supreme controlling body to conduct objective assessment of audit reports as identified by the Auditor-General.
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Societies thrive when their equal rights, opportunities for growth, fair representation and participationin decision-making processes are ensured. The principle of political equality is enshrined in the UNCharter, UN Declaration of Human Rights, Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. Achievinggender equality is also affirmed as a precondition in the Sustainable Development Goals, especially inSDG 5 and […]
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Ten years ago, less than 20% of Parliaments reported having sexual harassment policies for Members of Parliament and parliamentary staff, so there was little awareness of the need for such policies. FemaleMembers of Parliament frequently face harassment, sexist remarks or intimidation while carrying out their duties, which prevents them from engaging in political life fully […]
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A review of Pakistan’s integration of climate considerations into the budget process for ensuring resilience through economic diversification. The unabated pace of climate change continues to set new records as the planet observes extraordinary surface temperatures culminating in extreme events across the world in various forms and shapes.
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Research undertaken for the Legislature seeks to draw information from a wide range of sources and to synthesize the evidence, within a relatively short time span and in a form that is useful for Membersof Parliament and Parliamentary Committees, to understand, review and seek solutions to problems faced by the people.
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The Parliament, as the house of elected public representatives, remains a unique state institution that not only manifests aspirations of the people of the country but more importantly performs the demanding tasks of representation, legislation, oversight of the Executive and policy review that leaves no stone unturned in influencing, guiding and holding accountable any government […]
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This paper is continuation of series of publications that the Pakistan Institute for Parliamentary Services (PIPS) has produced with the assistance of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) on the “Implementation of the 18th Constitutional Amendment”. This case study is unique as it documents new communication vectors between the federation and the federating units
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This paper theoretically discusses two different legal paradigms and connects them with contemporary legal practices in Pakistan to analyze the contours of constitutional judiciary and its writ prerogative. It argues that judicial review of legislation and administrative actions is core of constitutionalism in the American liberal jurisprudential context. As this model is based on the […]
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There has been a tradition of seeking to address the under-representation of women in public life through the use of affirmative action including through reserved seats in the national and provincial legislatures in response to local political pressures the ….
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The unanimous passage of the 18th constitutional amendment bill by parliament has moved Pakistan away from a presidential from of government susceptible to military coups , says the speaker of the national assembly. I is now a true parliamentary democracy as envisioned by its founders in 1947 and by its two former prime ministers in […]
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