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Youth Parliament Delegation interacts with the young MPs of Riksdag (Swedish Parliament) and officials of the National Audit office |
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Stockholm, November 28: On the second day of Youth Parliament Pakistan’s study visit to Sweden, the delegation visited the Nobel Museum and held meetings at the Riksdag and Riksrevisionen. During their visit to the Nobel Museum, the delegates were given briefing about the history of the Nobel Prize and its mechanism of annual distribution. The officials of the museum highlighted the background and contribution of Alfred Nobel in the initiation of this award. Later in the day, the delegates of Youth Parliament Pakistan met the Young Members of Riskdag, Mr. Jonas Gunnarsson of the Social Democratic Party and Ms. Emma Henriksson of the Christian Democratic Party. The delegates of Youth Parliament and the Young MPs of Riksdag exchanged their views about democratic practices followed in their respective countries and stressed upon the need for extensive cooperation between both countries. The MPs also answered various questions raised by the members of Youth Parliament with respect to differences between the roles and responsibilities of the parliament and the Government. The delegates were also informed about the proportional representation system of elections in Sweden which is free of any ethnic or religious beliefs. Youth Parliamentarians visited the Riksrevisionen (National Audit Office) of Sweden where they were briefed about financial and performance audit procedure of Government bodies since 2003. Mr. Magnus Lindell, the deputy Auditor General Sweden gave a brief introduction about the working of Riksrevisionen and its role in ensuring transparency across the board. Later on, Mr. Peter Af Watterstedt , Senior International Advisor at Riksrevisionen discussed in detail about the functioning of his organization, including its four main responsibilities of Financial Audit, Performance Audit, International development cooperation and external relations. Members of Youth Parliament Pakistan who have been selected to be part of the delegation, based on a performance evaluation carried out by the Secretariat of Youth Parliament and the Youth Parliament Steering Committee, include Mr. Muhammad Azeem, YP33-PUNJAB13; Youth Prime Minister; Ms. Sarah Abdul Wadood Khan, YP19-KPK06; Deputy Speaker; Mr. Tabraiz Sadiq Marri, YP58-SINDH10; Youth Leader of the Opposition; Mr. Muhammad Umar Riaz, YP36-PUNJAB16; Youth Minister for Law, Parliamentary Affairs and Human Rights; Ms. Shaheera Jalil Albasit, YP56-SINDH08; Youth Minister of Foreign Affairs and Defence; Mr. Muhammad Hammad Malik, YP16-KPK03; General Secretary Green Party and Chairman Special Committee on Energy Crises; Ms. Seep Akhter Channer, YP55-SINDH07; Member Youth Parliament Pakistan; Member of Youth Parliament Standing Committee on Law, Parliamentary Affairs and Human Rights; Mr. Siraj Din Memon, YP57-SINDH09; Member Youth Parliament Pakistan; Member of Youth Parliament Standing Committee on Law, Parliamentary Affairs and Human Rights; Mr. Najeeb Abid Balouch, YP05-BALOCHISTAN03; Chairperson of Youth Special Committee of Balochistan and Mr. Naveed Hassan, YP41-PUNJAB21; Youth Shadow Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication. Mr. Jawdat Bilal, Project Manager Youth Parliament Pakistan at PILDAT and Ms. Sana Shakeel, Assistant Projects Officer are part of the delegation. The Study Visit, supported by the Swedish Embassy, Islamabad and the Swedish Institute (SI), Stockholm, is facilitated so as to provide an opportunity to selected Youth Parliament members to understand the Swedish political and Parliamentary system and engage in a meaningful dialogue with Swedish youth counterparts on issues of mutual interest and concern. The Youth Parliament Pakistan (www.youthparliament.pk) is a PILDAT (www.pildat.org) project that provides a platform for Pakistani Youth. It is patterned after the National Assembly of Pakistan with 60 members from all over the country. The Youth Parliament membership is selected from across the country for a one-year term. Establishment and facilitation of the Youth Parliament is part of PILDAT's focus on Youth in the country and Youth's awareness education and training in the norms of politics and democracy in the country. PILDAT strongly feels that sustainable democracy and the sustainability of sound democratic institutions in Pakistan is not possible without youth's involvement in the democratic and political process even if this involvement is simply as a citizen or voter. The Youth Parliament Pakistan has its own 2-Party system, the Leader of the House and the Leader of the Opposition, a Youth Cabinet, a Shadow Cabinet and Parliamentary Committees. Senator S. M. Zafar, serves as a chairman of the Youth Parliament Steering Committee while Mr. Faisal Karim Kundi, MNA, Deputy Speaker National Assembly is the Patron of Youth Parliament. Other notable members of the Steering Committee include Mr. Wazir Ahmad Jogezai, former Deputy Speaker; Dr. Donya Aziz, MNA; Mr. Khurram Dastgir Khan, MNA and Ms. Anusha Rahman Khan, MNA and Mr. Nadeem Afzal Gondal, MNA. The Youth Parliament Pakistan consists of 60 young men and women who represent the four provinces including, FATA, Gilgit-Baltistan, Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Islamabad Capital Territory in proportion to the population of these units. The first-ever batch of Youth Parliament Pakistan completed its first term successfully in 2007-2008, second batch completed its term in 2008-2009, Third batch of Youth Parliament Pakistan completed its term in 2010 and the Fourth batch of Youth Parliament Pakistan completed its term in 2012. The induction of the Fifth Youth Parliament Pakistan is under process. |
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