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Introduction

PILDAT’s focus on Political Parties in Pakistan has been as varied as the gamut reflecting areas of democratic governance in Pakistan. From studying and disseminating party manifestos for citizens to make informed electoral choices based on party’s pledges to building capabilities of parliamentary parties on effective discharge of legislative capacities; from facilitating and supporting multi-party parliamentary caucuses on issues such as water resources, inter-faith relations, decentralisation and issues of women and youth to studying and analysing internal democracy of political parties; and working together with decision-making circles of key political parties on developing internal structures and think tanks to developing policy pledges on a varied set of policies including civil-military relations and national security, health and education, labour and economic management, PILDAT has been a trusted partner and facilitator of strengthening of political parties in Pakistan.

As a non-partisan, indigenous political think tank, PILDAT is widely respected and trusted across the range of political parties to provide a fact-based and evidence-based analysis that can steer informed discourse in policy making as well as opinion-makers circles and facilitate required reforms.

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Key Areas

Under this initiative, following are the key areas of PILDAT work:

1. Studying and analysing party manifestos
2. Working with leading political parties to develop and advocate for reforms
3. Strengthening of parliamentary parties on various areas of legislative oversight
4. Facilitating multi-party parliamentary caucuses/groups on key policy and issue areas to draw up and facilitate reforms
5. Study and analysis of internal democracy and structures of Pakistan’s key political parties to strengthen parties as key builing blocks of democracy
6. Capacity building of political parties to develop internal think tanks to develop party proposals and pledges

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Approaches and Methodology of our Work

PILDAT is a dynamic organisation and continues to evaluate, calibrate and adapt its approaches and methodologies to reach the desired goals in our work. Following are some of the key approaches to our work:

1. Objective, fact-based and non-partisan Research and Analysis focussed on reforms arrived at through working with our eminent groups and learning from regional and international good practices
2. Working with ALL stakeholders including Governments, Parliament & Provincial Legislatures, Political Parties, Judiciary, Media and Citizens
3. Advocacy for reforms

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Key Strengths

PILDAT is widely recognised for the following key strengths:

1. Convening Power: Owing to our track-record as a serious, non-partisan organisation focused on quality of its work, PILDAT has developed a unique convening power that brings together diverse political spheres and voices from across the country on important national and global issues to affect policy reform.
2. Relationships across the Political Spectrum: Because of PILDAT’s work over a decade in a non-partisan capacity, PILDAT enjoys relationship of respect with all key political parties. Not only political parties receive PILDAT’s reform proposals with an open mind, they often seek PILDAT’s support and advice on various policy issues relating to policy as well as internal governance. This also means that regardless of a party in opposition or in power, they are receptive to our analyses and proposals.
3. Relationship with Media: Over the years, PILDAT has worked with the media to develop it as an ally. PILDAT’s work is sought and often quoted in the media. We take media as an important ally to further the work on reforms.

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Our Services

Following key services are offered by PILDAT:

1. Objective fact-based research and study on areas that require strengthening of political parties in Pakistan
2. Capacity building of political parties and Parliamentary parties
3. Strengthening of internal democratic structures and functioning of political parties
4. Effective and efficient advocacy with all stakeholders on required reforms

Following major projects have been conceptualised and delivered successfully by PILDAT in the area:

• Comparative Study of Manifestoes of Major Political Parties
• Legislative Capacity Building Pilot Project
• Pakistan Legislative Capacity Building
• Young Parliamentarians Forum
• Strengthening National & Provincial Legislative Governance in Pakistan
• Support to cross party Parliamentary Group on Women Issues
• All Parties Conference on Education for All
• 20 Training work shops for the candidates of Major Political Parties
• Parliamentary & Political Parties Strengthening Programme in Pakistan
• Capacity Building of Political Parties

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Our Partners

Following are some of the key development partners who have supported PILDAT’s initiatives in this field:

• Department for International Development - DFID
• United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization - UNESCO
• American Solidarity Center - SC
• United Nations International Children Fund - UNICEF
• United Nations Democratic Fund - UNDEF
• British High Commission - BHC
• Danish International Development Agency - DANIDA
• Australian High Commission – AHC

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