Sindh Assembly Charts Five-Year Strategic Plan*
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Sindh Assembly Charts Five-Year Strategic Plan
Bhurban, Honourable Speaker of the Sindh Assembly Syed Awais Qadir Shah on Thursday said the five-year strategic plan would help the House to modernize itself as an effective representative and empowered institution.
Addressing the two-day strategic planning workshop of the Sindh Assembly, he said “The outcomes will enable the House to better address its needs and improve performance. With the support of the European Union, we are taking significant steps toward strengthening parliamentary democracy and ensuring more effective governance.”
The Strategic Planning Committee (SPC) of the Sindh Assembly met for a two-day Strategic Plan Development workshop in Bhurban, Murree.
The workshop, held in collaboration with the European Union-funded Mustehkam Parlimaan project, brought together SPC members to identify strategic priorities, define actionable goals, and lay the foundation for long-term institutional development.
The workshop saw active participation from the Honourable Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh (PAS), Syed Awais Qadir Shah, alongside a diverse group of provincial assembly members and officials. Attendees included Syed Aijaz Hussain Shah, Syed Hassan Ali Shah, Adil Altaf Unar, Muhammad Asif Moosa, Taha Ahmed Khan, Heer Soho, Khairunisa, Tanzila Umi Habiba, Rehana Leghari, Sadia Javed, Qurat Ul Ain Khan, Sham Sunder, Mahesh Kumar Hasija, Rehan Bandukda, Muhammad Farooq, Ali Hassan Hingorjo, Imdad Pitafi, Khurram Karim Soomro, Naseer Ahmed, Muhammad Owais, Sajjad Ali Soomro, and G.M. Umar Farooq. From the assembly secretariat, notable participants included Secretary PAS G.M. Umar Farooq, Director General (Media Cell)/Focal Person Irfan Ahmad Memon, and Public Relations Officer Bhevish Kumar.
Representing the European Union Delegation to Pakistan, Brekhna Ajmal, Programme Manager – Gender Equality and Parliaments (Cooperation Section), joined the workshop, along with key contributors from the EU-funded Mustehkam Parlimaan project: Aizaz Asif, Technical Lead & Senior Advisor PFM; Ali Imran, Senior Adviser Legislative Affairs’ Azhar Saeed and Daud Rahim, Senior Consultants; and Huma Ikramullah, Provincial Coordinator Sindh.
As the Sindh Assembly moves forward with its strategic plan, the speaker said it would play a more impactful role in addressing pressing legislative challenges. “This workshop represents a significant step in aligning the House objectives with the needs of the people, fostering a stronger connection between elected representatives and their constituents.
Over the two-day gathering, MPAs and the secretariat staff of the Sindh Assembly worked together to discuss the strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities to better equip the House in performing its core tasks – legislation, oversight, and representation. Discussing the importance of self-development, the legislators agreed an effective legislature can better fulfill its core functions.
They discussed improving public access to the work of the assembly besides improving the functioning of Standing Committees and developing an independent professional service cadre in the assembly’s Secretariat
