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PIPS is also facilitating a modern Resource Center at the Parliament Lodges, Islamabad, where the Parliamentarians are provided round the clock printing, scanning and internet facility in addition to a small meeting room and newspapers, magazines and journals as well as assistance in informational research for their day to day needs at their doorstep. The PRC is regularly used by legislators during the session days. Under the auspices of the Pakistan Institute for Parliamentary Services (PIPS) the Parliamentarians’ Resource Center (PRC) operates Monday to Sunday from 9:00 am to 11:00 pm and most of its services are free of charge. The services and facilities currently available at the Resource Center include:

Internet Access Terminals: Computer terminals provide free Internet access to facilitate access to extensive Internet resources and access to e-mail.
Assisted Internet Searching: Parliamentarians might like to draw upon Resource Center Staff for assisted Internet searching or other computer applications.
Quick Reference: Resource Center staff assists Parliamentarians with quick reference questions drawing upon the resources of the Resource Center collection and the Internet.
Electronic Resources: Resource Center Staff regularly updates customized folders of selected Internet sites on topics of current interest. These resources provide an opportunity to quickly search information on topics of frequent interest, such as: Communication, Economics, Environment, Human Rights, International Relations, Information Technology, Law, Legislation, Local Government, Religion, World Politics, World History, etc.
Document Delivery: Requested information or documents may be delivered to Parliamentarians either in printed form or electronically (By e-mail, fax, on CD, etc.).
The RC Collection: The Resource Center has a small general collection of books. Staff has also collected publications of NGOs, INGOs and other institutions.
Newspapers: The News, Dawn, and The Nation are the English Newspapers, whereas Nawa-e-Waqat and Jang are the Urdu Newspapers available at the Resource Center . For reference purposes, the previous issues of these newspapers are retained for one month by the center.
Magazines and Journals: The Resource Center subscribes to a limited number of current event magazines, such as: Time, Newsweek, The Economist, News line, India today and Herald.
Conference/Discussion Room: The Resource Center has a well-equipped Conference/Discussion Room that includes: Multimedia Projector, Projector Screen, Flat Screen TV, VCR, TV channels on Cable network.
Special Courses: Courses, such as: “English Communication for Legislators” and “Computing Skills”, are also arranged by the Resource Center should Parliamentarians wish to attend them.
Presentations/Topical Discussions: The Resource Center organizes presentations on new innovations regarding parliamentary services (such as the introduction of e-governance to the National Assembly and Senate) or on topical issues.
Other Facilities: Printing, Scanning, Photocopying and Fax Facilities are also provided by the Resource Center at nominal charges.

On the direction of the Chairman Senate/President PIPS Board of Governors, the Pakistan Institute for Parliamentary Services (PIPS), has implemented a comprehensive set of measures aimed at ensuring fiscal discipline, operational efficiency, and responsible utilization of public resources, on the same lines as notified and adopted by the Senate and National Assembly Secretariats.

Under the new measures, the Institute has adopted a four-day working week (Monday to Thursday), while introducing a hybrid working model whereby 50% of staff will perform duties from the office and 50% will work remotely on a rotational basis. Employees working from home will remain fully accessible through digital communication platforms and may be required to report to the office on short notice, ensuring uninterrupted institutional functioning.

Significant steps have also been taken to promote energy conservation. These include a target of achieving up to 70% reduction in energy consumption through minimizing unnecessary use of electricity and ensuring that official meetings, trainings, and events are scheduled during daylight hours. Foreign tours are banned and international meetings are being held virtually.

In the transport section, PIPS has introduced strict measures to curtail expenditure and 70% official vehicles have been grounded as part of this initiative.

As part of broader austerity efforts, 20% reduction has been imposed on the non-ERE budget for the fourth quarter of the current financial year. The officers drawing a monthly salary of PKR 300,000 or more, shall surrendered two days salary or 5% to 30% salary on gross as per Federal Government decision.

The Institute has also discontinued all non-essential procurements with immediate effect. Official functions such as dinners and receptions will not be hosted, except in the case of visiting foreign delegations, and even then, strictly in accordance with austerity protocols.

These measures have been implemented with immediate effect and will remain in force until further orders.

Under the guidance of President PIPS Board of Governors, Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani, PIPS remains fully committed to maintaining its core functions of parliamentary support, capacity building, and research while contributing proactively to national austerity and sustainability goals.

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