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Party Manifestoes
Comparison of Manifestoes of the two Political Parties of Youth Parliament, Pakistan

No.	Issue	Position
No.	Issue	Blue Party (Liberal)	Green Party (Traditionalist)
1	Electoral Reforms:
a.	Age for Candidates for MNAs & MPAs	18 Years (Same as for Voters)	25 Years (Same as at present)
b.	Proportional Representation	50 % seats of National Assembly be filled through Proportional Representation (People vote for parties and parties get seats in proportion to the votes polled)	All National Assembly seats except those for women and non-Muslims be filled by direct contests between candidates in each constituency. (Present system)
2	Students Unions
a.	Students Unions in Colleges and Universities	Should be allowed without any constraints	Should be allowed with constraints such as no public expression of political party affiliation by candidates while canvassing etc; strict action against violence in campuses.
3	Economics
a.	Privatisation	No more privatisation of state enterprise.	Total free market economy; Airports, Airlines, TV, Radio, Ports, Electric Supply companies, Water Supply Cos, Gas Supply Cos etc - all should be privatized.
b.	Workers wages	Workers be given protection against low wages; Min Salary to be Rs. 5000 (Vs 3500 at present)	Workers salaries to be determined purely by market forces.
c.	Taxation	Believes in heavier direct taxes on higher-income persons	Believes in lower taxes
4	Women Representation	Supports current quota for women in the Senate, National and Provincial Assemblies. Efforts should be made to attain 50 % representation of women in Parliament in 10 years.	No Quota for women. They are as free as men to contest on general seats.
5	Use of Religion in Elections	No party should be allowed to use the name of a religion to contest election or to use it to project its identity.	There should be no bar on projecting Islamic ideology by parties in Elections
6	FATA & PATA	FATA & PATA should immediately be made a part of the settled territories of Pakistan	A gradual approach should be adopted. FATA and PATA to be made a part of settled territories in 30 yrs.
7	Foreign Policy
a.	South Asia	Supports creation of a ‘United States of South Asia’ on the pattern of European Union, putting all disputes in a freezer; supports immediate visa liberalization with South Asian countries	Insists on an honourable settlement of all disputes including the Kashmir dispute before normalization of relations with India. Kashmir dispute to be resolved on the basis of UN resolutions.
b.	USA	Assigns great importance to relations with the US as it is the sole super power of the world. Makes distinction between the US as a country and policies of a particular administration in the US. Reserves the right to oppose any US policy including its policy to invade Iraq without UN approval.	Strongly deplores US policy in Iraq and opposes the presence of US troops there. Does not consider that the US should be assigned any particular importance. Considers closer relations with China and EU more important.
c.	Israel	Supports immediate recognition of the state of Israel	Opposes recognition of Israel until resolution of Palestine issue
d.	The Muslim World	Supports bilateral relations on reciprocal basis	Supports strong and special ties with Muslim Countries; supports strengthening of OIC
e.	Kashmir Dispute	Supports converting Line of Control to international border and making AJK and Northern Areas a province of Pakistan	Supports right of self determination of Kashmiries as per the UN resolutions
8	National Defence	Supports reduction in defence spending to the maximum extent possible	Believes in Strong national defence and increased spending to bolster defence.
9	Healthcare	Supports an effective and welfare-oriented public healthcare system	Supports privatization of healthcare system
10	Education
a.	Government Role	Believes in a strong role of Government in providing education.	Believes in high quality education with a role of private sector in it.
b.	Free Education	Supports free high-quality education up to 12^th grade and reasonably priced higher education to all qualified candidates.	Considers free education idealistic. Supports reasonable charges.
c.	System of Education	Believes in a uniform system of education for all students up to 12^th grade (No madressahs, No elitist schools; all to have uniform curriculum)	Has no objection to diversity in education system. People should have the right to choose the type of education they like.
d.	Faith-based education	Opposes faith-based public education. Considers religious education a private affair	Supports public faith-based education system
e.	Reproductive-Health education	Supports compulsory reproductive-health education from class 6 onwards	Supports optional reproductive-health education beyond Class 10
11	Provincial Autonomy	Supports greater provincial autonomy	Supports a strong centre with simpler procedure for altering provincial boundaries and number
12	System of Government	Supports Parliamentary Democracy	Supports Presidential Form of Government
13	Media Policy	Supports greater liberalisation of media and abolition of a Ministry of Information.	Supports that media should be more mindful of the cultural sensitivities of the country. Supports that Ministry of Information continues.
14	Nuclear Policy	Believes in renouncing nuclear weapons	Believes in nuclear weapons as a deterrent
15	Environment	Believes in adopting stringent international standards of environment protection	Believes that Pakistan should devise its own indigenous environmental protection standards
16	Land Reforms	Supports further Land Reforms to effectively further reduce the size of land holdings	Believes that sufficient Land Reforms have already been introduced and no new limits on land ownership be placed
17	Globalisation
a.	WTO	Considers WTO regime against the national interest and not people-friendly. Supports delayed application /adoption of WTO regime	Supports expeditious application of WTO regime and considers it in the interest of people ultimately.