Pakistan Institute for Parliamentary Services

Pakistan Institute for Parliamentary Services (PIPS)
ادارہَ پارلیمانی خدمات ، پاکستان
Parliament of Pakistan
Agency overview
Formed15 December 2008
Headquarters
Minister responsible
Agency executive
  • Mr. Asim Khan Goraya, Executive Director of PIPS
Websitewww.pips.gov.pk

Pakistan Institute for Parliamentary Services (PIPS) (Urdu: ادارہَ پارلیمانی خدمات ، پاکستان) was established in December 2008 by the Parliament of Pakistan and is located in Islamabad.[1] In May 2012, Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Tara Sonenshine joined U.S. Ambassador Cameron Munter and National Assembly Speaker Dr. Fahmida Mirza, in Islamabad, to celebrate the opening of the Pakistan Institute for Parliamentary Service (PIPS).[2][3]

The Institute helps and trains the members of the Pakistani parliament and their staff in drafting bills and motions to be introduced in the Parliament of Pakistan. This institute was formed since many newly elected members of the parliament and their staff needed training in the Parliamentary procedures. The institute provides legislative research and for effective strong legislature in Pakistan.

Establishment

The Pakistan Institute for Parliamentary Services (PIPS) was established through an Act of Parliament on 15 December 2008 as a parliamentary research and capacity-building institution. It had begun functioning from an interim facility in April 2006 before its formal establishment.[4]

Board of Governors

No.NamePosition/DesignationRole
01Syed Yousaf Raza GilaniChairman, Senate of PakistanPresident
02Syed Ghulam Mustafa ShahDeputy Speaker, National Assembly of PakistanVice-President
03Azam Nazeer TararMinister for Parliamentary AffairsMember
04Malik Muhammad Ahmad KhanSpeaker, Provincial Assembly of PunjabMember
05Awais Qadir ShahSpeaker, Provincial Assembly of SindhMember
06Babar Saleem SwatiSpeaker, Provincial Assembly of Khyber PakhtunkhwaMember
07Abdul Khaliq KhanSpeaker, Provincial Assembly of BalochistanMember
08Senator Shahzaib DurraniMember, Senate of PakistanMember
09Senator Ashraf Ali JatoiMember, Senate of PakistanMember
10Senator Syed Ali ZafarMember, Senate of PakistanMember
11Senator Atta-ur-RehmanMember, Senate of PakistanMember
12Maulana Abdul Ghafoor HaideriMember, National Assembly of PakistanMember
13Bilal Azhar KayaniMember, National Assembly of PakistanMember
14Wajiha QamarMember, National Assembly of PakistanMember
15Ali Pervaiz MalikMember, National Assembly of PakistanMember
16Khursheed Ahmed JunejoMember, National Assembly of PakistanMember
17Mahtab Akbar RashdiMember, National Assembly of PakistanMember
18Zartaj GulMember, National Assembly of PakistanMember
19Syed Amin-ul-HaqueMember, National Assembly of PakistanMember
20Syed Hasnain HaiderSecretary, Senate of PakistanEx-Officio Member
21Tahir HussainSecretary General, National Assembly of PakistanEx-Officio Member
22Asim Khan GorayaExecutive Director of the InstituteEx-Officio Member

References

  1. ↑ Pakistan Institute for Parliamentary Services Bill Passed Archived 2014-12-09 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ Opening of the Pakistan Institute for Parliamentary Service (PIPS)
  3. ↑ "NA Speaker meets Kuwaiti PM, Majlis speaker". www.dailytimes.com.pk. Archived from the original on 30 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "PIPS ranked amongst top parliamentary research institutes".
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