Pakistan Institute for Parliamentary Services (PIPS) () was established in December 2008 by the Parliament of Pakistan and is located in Islamabad.Pakistan Institute for Parliamentary Services Bill Passed 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).Opening of the Pakistan Institute for Parliamentary Service (PIPS)
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.
Board of Governors No. Name Position/Designation Role 01 Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani Chairman, Senate of Pakistan President 02 Syed Ghulam Mustafa Shah Deputy Speaker, National Assembly of Pakistan Vice-President 03 Azam Nazeer Tarar Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Member 04 Malik Muhammad Ahmad Khan Speaker, Provincial Assembly of Punjab Member 05 Awais Qadir Shah Speaker, Provincial Assembly of Sindh Member 06 Babar Saleem Swati Speaker, Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Member 07 Abdul Khaliq Khan Speaker, Provincial Assembly of Balochistan Member 08 Senator Shahzaib Durrani Member, Senate of Pakistan Member 09 Senator Ashraf Ali Jatoi Member, Senate of Pakistan Member 10 Senator Syed Ali Zafar Member, Senate of Pakistan Member 11 Senator Atta-ur-Rehman Member, Senate of Pakistan Member 12 Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri Member, National Assembly of Pakistan Member 13 Bilal Azhar Kayani Member, National Assembly of Pakistan Member 14 Wajiha Qamar Member, National Assembly of Pakistan Member 15 Ali Pervaiz Malik Member, National Assembly of Pakistan Member 16 Khursheed Ahmed Junejo Member, National Assembly of Pakistan Member 17 Mahtab Akbar Rashdi Member, National Assembly of Pakistan Member 18 Zartaj Gul Member, National Assembly of Pakistan Member 19 Syed Amin-ul-Haque Member, National Assembly of Pakistan Member 20 Syed Hasnain Haider Secretary, Senate of Pakistan Ex-Officio Member 21 Tahir Hussain Secretary General, National Assembly of Pakistan Ex-Officio Member 22 Asim Khan Goraya Executive Director of the Institute Ex-Officio Member
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External links PIPS official website