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Youth Parliament Pakistan
Study Visit to UK: July 19-25, 2009 |
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London, July 21; The Youth Parliament Pakistan delegation, which is currently on a Study Visit to London, held a variety of meetings and interactions in London including community organizations such as the Stockwell Green Community Services and The City Circle; the National Green Party and the Local Government Association, covering subjects such as community cohesion of British Muslims, the politics of environment and the local government system in the UK. In its interaction with the Stockwell Green Community Services (SGCS), the Youth Parliament Pakistan delegation was briefed about the work of the SGCS by the CEO and the team members of the SGCS. The Mayor of Lambeth Councillor Christopher Wellbelove welcomed the delegation at the Lambeth Town Hall. Mr. Toaha Qureshi, CEO of the SGCS briefed the delegation that the SGCS is a community based voluntary organization rendering its services since 1999 to the disadvantaged and socially excluded members of the community with multi-ethnic background particularly Muslims in the United Kingdom and Europe. The SGCS has successfully executed various educational/recreational, sports and capacity building projects by offering support to children, youth, men, women and elderly people for their social inclusion and integration into the mainstream society. The Youth Parliament delegation met and interacted with Ms. Andleen Razzaq, Founder Member and Ms. Rabia Malik, Chair & Trustee of the City Circle, a voluntary organization of British Muslims that promotes the development of a distinct British Muslim identity. It seeks to assist the process of community cohesion and integration by building bilateral strategic alliances between Muslim and non-Muslim communities and harness and channel the skills and resources of Muslim professionals into practical projects thereby facilitating and empowering young Muslim women and men to 'put back in' to the wider British community. In an interaction with the National Green Party of the UK, the Youth Parliament Pakistan delegation met and interacted with Mr. Michael Coffey, International Coordinator and National Executive, Green Party and discussed issues such as the National Green Party’s position on Environmental Protection and Climate Change in addition to the party’s position on various national and international policies. In the last meeting of the day, the delegation was briefed about how the British system of local government works by Councillor Richard Kemp, Vice Chairman and European & International Portfolio Holder at the Local Government Association. The Youth Parliament Pakistan Study Visit to UK that is taking place from July 19-25, 2009, is facilitated by PILDAT. The delegation includes Mr. Ahmed Ali Babar, YP21-Punjab02, Youth Prime Minister; Mr. Mohammed Essam Rehmani, YP51-Sindh03, Youth Leader of the Opposition; Mr. Abdullah Khan Leghari, YP48-Punjab29, Member, Youth Parliament Standing Committee on Information; Mr. Ahmad Noor, YP08-FATA01, Chairperson, Youth Parliament Standing Committee on Information; Mr. Farrukh Jadoon, YP13-NWFP01, Member, Youth Parliament Standing Committee on Education, Health and Environment; Ms. Kashmala Khan Durrani, YP03-Balochistan01, Deputy Speaker, Youth Parliament Pakistan; Ms. Maria Ishaq, YP26-Punjab07; Chairperson, Youth Parliament Standing Committee on Culture, Sports and Youth Affairs; Mr. Muhammad Abdullah Zaidi, YP53-Sindh05, Member, Youth Parliament Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence; Mr. Shahbaz Zaheer, YP63-ICT03, Member, Youth Parliament Standing Committee on Finance, Planning Affairs & Economics; Syed Muhammad Nishat-ul-Hassan Kazmi, YP20-Punjab01, Shadow Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs, Youth Parliament Pakistan; Dr. Umair Farrukh Raja, YP36-Punjab17, Chairperson Youth Parliament Standing Committee on Education, Health and Environment; Mr. Waqar Nayyar, YP05-Balochistan03, Chairperson, Youth Parliament Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence. Mr. Faisal Karim Kundi, Member & Deputy Speaker National Assembly of Pakistan and Member Youth Parliament Pakistan Steering Committee is part of the delegation while Ms. Aasiya Riaz, Joint Director, PILDAT and Mr. Hammal Dostain, Programme Officer, PILDAT represent the Youth Parliament Pakistan Secretariat.
The Youth Parliament Pakistan is initiated and facilitated by
PILDAT. Patterned after the National Assembly of Pakistan, the
Youth Parliament Pakistan consists of 60 young men and women.
The Youth Parliament follows its own two-Party System, an
elected Leaders of the House or Youth Prime Minister, Leader
of the Opposition, a Youth Cabinet, a Shadow Cabinet and
Standing Committees. The UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office,
through the British High Commission, Islamabad, supports the
Youth Parliament Pakistan initiative. |
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The Youth Parliament delegation in a Group photo with Mr. Toaha Qureshi, CEO of Stockwell Green Community Service (1st from left) and the Mayor of Lambeth Councillor Christopher Wellbelove (centre) |
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| Ms. Maria Ishaq (1st from left) and Ms. Kashmala Khan Durrani (4th from left) presenting a memento of the Visit to Ms. Andleen Razzaq (2nd from left) and Ms. Rabia Malik (3rd from left) of the City Circle | ||
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The Youth Parliament Pakistan Delegation interacting with the National Green Party of the UK |
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| Councillor David Kemp of the LGA (2nd from left) briefing the Youth Parliament delegation about the Local Government System in England & Wales | ||
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