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The Selection
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The process of selection of participants for the Youth
Parliament has been multi-tiered and involved the following
steps:
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Placing of Advertisement in nationwide editions of two of
the largest
circulating English and Urdu daily newspapers of the country
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Submission of Expression of Interest by interested
candidates |
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Internal review of Expressions of Interest and short-listing
for Interviews |
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Calls for Interviews to short-listed candidates
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Selection Interviews by Youth Parliament Steering Committee
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Selection Calls and Invitations for becoming Members of
Youth Parliament |
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Selection Criteria |
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Following criteria for selection has been adopted: |
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Interested candidates should be citizens of Pakistan
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Age of
interested candidates should not be less than 18 years and
more than 29 years on October 01, 2006 |
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Interested candidates should be able to read and write Urdu
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There
should be no criminal record against interested candidates
in Pakistan or abroad
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Efforts have been made to ensure that all provinces and
territories of Pakistan and Azad Kashmir are represented in
the finally selected members including adequate representation
to women and persons belonging to religious minorities.
Additionally, the Expression of Interest Form sought to gauge
the following from the candidates' responses:
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Commitment to politics and democracy
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Understanding of issues |
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Previous activist involvement
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Communication skills |
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