The Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development
And Transparency – PILDAT, under its
Legislative Capability-building Programme,
held a Briefing Session for parliamentarians
on the topic of Poverty Reduction Strategy
Paper on June 23, 2003 at Hotel Marriott, Islamabad.
The briefing session was partly supported by
the World Bank.
PILDAT Briefing Session on PRSP was arranged to raise
the awareness of legislators about the PRSP process,
and to give them relevant information so they can contribute
more significantly in its development and monitoring.
The main objective of the session was to enable Parliamentarians
to review the upcoming final PRSP with the aim of ensuring
that it represents the interests of their constituents.
The
briefing session was attended by fifty three (53)
parliamentarians, both Senators and Members of the
National Assembly. A Profile of Participants, complete
with their party, gender and provincial break up is
included in the report.
There was unanimous agreement that the final PRSP
should be presented to the Parliament for approval.
A feedback form was distributed amongst the participants,
and all the participants indicated that a special standing
committee on Poverty Reduction should be formed in
the National Assembly and Senate. The participants
also expressed their gratitude for the opportunity
of learning about the crucial issue of Poverty reduction.
They felt that the material provided to them through
the Dossier and in the shape of the Briefing
Paper would be especially useful in helping them acquire
a greater understanding of PRSP and prepare them for
debate in the Parliament.
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