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Youth Parliament Standing Committees Present Progress Reports on Reviews of National Policies
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Islamabad, August
06, 2014; The Youth Parliament Standing Committees on National
Security; Foreign Affairs; Finance, Economic Affairs & Planning; Education
& Youth Affairs; Law, Justice & Human Rights and Energy
presented progress reports on their ongoing reviews of national policies
on the first day of the second session of the 6th Youth Parliament Pakistan. |
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Honourable
Deputy Speaker Youth Parliament Pakistan Ms.
Filza Marri (YP52-SINDH05)
administered the oath taking of new members: Mr. Umar Anwar Jahangir
(YP12-ICT02), Mr.Suneel Parwani
(YP59-SINDH12), Mr. Hassan
Masood(YP31-PUNJAB12)
and Mr. Naveed-ur-Rehman Anwar(YP18-KP06). |
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Chairs of the Youth Standing
Committees shared the initial findings of their respective research with
the House. They also outlined their plans of action for the remaining
term. Each presentation was followed by a lively question and answer session
in which the Secretariat Youth Parliament provided feedback as well. |
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Mr.
Moazzam Habib (YP38-PUNJAB19),
Chairperson Youth Parliament Standing Committee on National Security, Mr.
Daniyal Alvi, (YP50-SINDH03),
Chairperson Youth Parliament Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Mr.
Sohaib Saeed, (YP02-AJK02),
Chairperson Youth Parliament Standing Committee on Finance, Economic Affairs&
Planning, Ms. Mizhgan Kirmani
YP54-SINDH07, Chairperson Youth Parliament Standing Committee on Education
& Youth Affairs, Mr. Waqas
Ishtiaq (YP46-PUNJAB27),
Vice Chair Youth Parliament Standing Committee on Law, Justice & Human
Rights, and Mr. Abdul Haseeb
(YP20-PUNJAB01), member of Youth Parliament Standing Committee on Energy,
shared progress of their respective Committees. |
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The plenary
session was adjourned to meet again at 12:00 noon on August 7, 2014.
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The Members of the 6th Youth Parliament Pakistan have
been tasked with developing cogent reviews of national policies which
can be presented to the Parliament, Federal Government and Media. |
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PILDAT has earlier conceived, planned and facilitated
5, year-long, batches of Youth Parliament Pakistan in 2007, 2008, 2009-2010,
2012 and 2013, respectively.
The 6th Youth Parliament Pakistan (2014) is supported by the Danish
International Development Agency, Government of Denmark. |
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