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Session Five
September 05 -09, 2007,
Islamabad
Prime
Minister Mr. Shaukat Aziz and Chief Justice of Pakistan Mr.
Justice Iftikhar Muhammed Chaudhry host the Members of Youth
Parliament
The Fifth
Session
The fifth session presided by former Deputy Speaker of the
National Assembly of Pakistan Mr. Wazir Ahmed Jogezai and
Former Deputy Chairperson Dr. Noor Jehan Panezai met in
Islamabad from Wednesday September 05 to Sunday September 09,
2007 at the Hotel Best Western, Islamabad.
The members met with the Prime Minister, Mr.
Shaukat Aziz at Prime Minister’s House on Friday September 07,
2007. Addressing the members of Youth Parliament Pakistan (MYPs)
here at Prime Minister’s House, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz
said that of the 160 million population of Pakistan 100
million were young people under 25 and as such they are an
asset to the country. Emphasizing the role of Pakistani youth
he stressed that they can play a very constructive role in
image building and taking the country forward in the years
ahead.
The MYPs also met with the Chief Justice of Pakistan Mr.
Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Saturday September 08,
2007. Talking to members of Youth Parliament at the Supreme
Court on Saturday, the CJP said that the expected completion
of the five years of the National Assembly in November was a
good sign. “It is a healthy sign that the Parliament is
completing its term for the first time in our history and the
democratic institutions are strengthening. This is a sign of
the supremacy of the Constitution and the rule of law in the
country. I hope the democratic institutions will keep getting
stronger”, he told the 60 members of Youth Parliament
Pakistan.
The members of Youth Parliament engaged in an interactive
session with the Chief Justice on “Role of the Judiciary
and Rule of Law in Pakistan” in which the CJP highlighted
that all the institutions of the state-the judiciary,
executive and legislature needed to work independently within
the parameters set by the Constitution and law. Only if these
institutions work freely can the country make progress in the
future. Each institution should harness and strive to
encourage the independent working of the other institutions in
harmony with each other. In response to the questions from the
MYPs the CJP said that the Supreme Court was trying to reduce
the delay in the disposal of cases and provide speedy action
on cases brought before it. He also stated that the Access to
Justice programme (AJP) has failed to achieve its objectives
despite the huge amount of loan for this programme, mainly
because of lack of monitoring of its implementation.
Senator Mushhaid Hussain Sayed,
Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Foreign and Kashmir
Affairs; Federal Minister for Health, Mr. Nasir
Khan; Mr. Ahsan Iqbal, Secretary Information, PML-N and
former Deputy Chairman Planning Commission of Pakistan; and
Mr. Ahmed Bilal Mehboob, Executive Director, PILDAT
also addressed the Members on the Key issues and Challenges
Defining Pakistan’s Foreign Policy, Hazards of Tobacco Use,
the Budget Process and Vision for Development and Challenges
to Free and Fair Election in Pakistan coinciding with
the topics of debate at the various sittings.
A number of resolutions were debated and a bill on AIDS
prevention was introduced in the House. Proposals for related
to Provincial Autonomy and the National Finance Commission
Award were presented by the Minister for Law Parliamentary
Affairs and human rights and Finance and subsequently adopted
by the House. These proposals are now being forwarded to the
government for consideration in the package of reforms being
currently developed and to be placed before the national
assembly of Pakistan.
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