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Lahore, November 10: PILDAT is all set to launch
the first batch of Youth Provincial Assembly on Friday November 11, 2016. The
session will span from November 11-13, 2016.
Youth Provincial Assembly Punjab will be officially
inaugurated by Honourable Rana Mashood Ahmad Khan,
MPA, Provincial Minister for Education /Former Deputy
Speaker, Punjab Assembly. Members are expected to call on Honourable
Chief Minister of Punjab while they will also visit the Punjab Development
Department, Government of Punjab.
In providing an orientation to members on how
the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab works, Mr. Inayat Ullah Lak, DG
Parliamentary Research, Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, will address the
Members of Youth Provincial Assembly Punjab. Mr. Shahid Hamid,
Senior Constitutional Expert, will address young women and men on Overview of
the Constitution of Pakistan while Mr. Zafar Mahmood,
Former Chairman WAPDA, will address the House on Agriculture & Water
Resources. Members will also undergo training on Countering Violent
Extremism.
The Youth Provincial Assembly Punjab (www.ypa-punjab.pk)
is a new PILDAT (www.pildat.org) initiative,
which is patterned after the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab. Its membership,
40 in total, is drawn from across all districts of Punjab. The specific objectives
of the YPAP are to groom the leadership potential of the youth from Punjab to
help them articulate their views on national and provincial policies in an informed
and structured manner through dialogue and debates.
In the 3-day session, Members will undergo Election
process to elect office bearers. The Youth Provincial Assembly Punjab will have
its own 2-party system, Deputy Speaker, Leader of the House and Opposition,
as well as an augmented system of Committees. As a pilot initiative, the YPAP
members are set to join 3 sessions of 3-days each between November-December
2016.
The first batch of Youth Provincial Assembly
Punjab has formed following Youth Standing Committees focussed on review of
critical policy areas:
- Youth Standing Committee on Rule of Law
- Youth Standing Committee on Information
- Youth Standing Committee on Youth Affairs
- Youth Standing Committee on Education
The objective behind conceptualizing a dedicated
Youth Provincial Assembly Punjab is to engage youth from the province to help
inform, guide and rationalize their thought process about extremism and build
their capacity to act as catalyst and initiate constructive change in their
communities.
An independent Steering Committee of
Youth Provincial Assembly Punjab oversees the selection process and the effective
functioning of YPAP. The Members of the Steering Committee include Mr.
Shahid Hamid, Former Governor Punjab, Former Federal Minister, Senior
Advocate Supreme Court of Pakistan; Mr. Mujib ur Rehman Shami, Senior
Journalist and Columnist; Ms. Faiza Ahmed Malik, MPA;
Mr. Murad Rass, MPA (PTI, PP-152, Lahore-XVI); Qazi Adnan Farid,
MPA (PML-N, PP-268, Bahawalpur-II); Ms. Tahmina Habib, Deputy
Secretary, Department of Youth Affairs, Government of Punjab; Mr. Khalid
Mahmood, Deputy Secretary Legislation, Provincial Assembly of the Punjab;
Ms. Khushboo Ejaz, Lecturer, Kinnaird College for Women Lahore;
Syed Ali Raza Shah, Lawyer, Former Member of Youth Parliament Pakistan
and Mr. Ahmed Bilal Mehboob, Secretary General Youth Provincial
Assembly Punjab, President, PILDAT.
For further information & details:
Website: www.ypa-punjab.pk
Email: info@ypa-punjab.pk
Twitter: https://twitter.com/YouthPAP
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/YouthPAP/
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