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Youth Parliament of Pakistan: Inaugural Session
Terrorist attacks on Hotel Marriott in the capital city strongly condemned by the Youth Parliament Pakistan

Islamabad, September 21, 2008: Members of the Youth Parliament strongly condemned the attacks in Islamabad in a call to attentions notice, put forward by Mr. Aurangzeb Marri (YP55SINDH07). He requested the government to bring out a tangible solution to the problem and requested the foreign minister to work on the policies related to this serious issue. The Youth Parliament unanimously agreed to the plea and the Prime Minister Mr. Ahmed Ali Babar (YP21PUNJAB02) referred the matter to the relevant committee for policy formulation.

The Prime Minister Mr. Ahmed Ali Babar (YP21-PUNJAB02) won the Vote of Confidence in the parliament under the Rule 19 of the Rules of Procedure and conduct of Business in the Youth Parliament 2008. Mr. Muhammad Rafique Wassan (YP59-SINDH11), Minister for Law, Parliamentary Affairs and Human Rights announced the elected member chairs of the Standing Committees: Mr. Waqar Nayyar (YP05-BALOCHISTAN03), Foreign Affairs & Defence, Mr. Umair Farrukh Raja (YP36-PUNJAB17), Education, Health and Environment, Ms. Maria Ishaq (YP26-PUNJAB07), Culture, Sports and Youth Affairs, Mr. Syed Waqas Ali Kausar (YP01-AJK01), Law, Parliamentary Affairs and Human Rights, Mr. Ahmad Noor (YP08-FATA01), Information and Mr. Ahmed Javed (YP23-PUNJAB04), Finance, Planning Affairs and Economics.

Mr. Zameer Ahmed Malik (YP50SINDH02) and Mr. Waqas Aslam Rana (YP38PUNJAB19) moved a motion on the energy crisis prevailing in Pakistan. The house debated on the issue and people discussed about the possible solutions and recommendations to cope with it. This resolution was unanimously passed by the house as well.

A resolution was put forward by Mr. Muhammad Khalil Tahir, (YP02-AJK02) on upto 50 percent discounts in the local transport fee for students. Suggestions were put forward to have special considerations for women and senior citizens, and the physically impaired. The house unanimously agreed on the resolution. Another resolution on stablishing a Youth Fund proposed by Hira Batool Rizvi (YP15-NWFP03), for the purpose of educating the deprived and needy youth of Pakistan, was also passed by the house. In totality thus, three resolutions were passed on the floor today

During the session break, Mr. Javed Jabbar, Former Senator and Former Minister for Information and Broadcasting, addressed the Youth Parliament. He congratulated the leader of the House and the leader of the opposition. He condemned the attacks in Islamabad. He advised young minds not to stigmatise politics as it is the most venerable mode of public service. He further explained the concept of democracy to the members of youth Parliament and explained that democracy is a continuously evolving phenomenon. The discussion was followed by a questions and answers round.
 

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