PILDAT IN THE MEDIA
Media Coverage – Policy Wing Meeting of PML-N
Daily Pakistan
Jang News
DAWN
The News International
Dunya Newspaper
Newsnod
Daily Express
Da...
PDM U-turns and possible opportunities – An Article by PILDAT President published in ARABNEWS
The 10-party opposition alliance known as the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) was considering, not so long ago, that it would resi...
Debate on ordinances – An Article by PILDAT President published in DAWN
THE good news is that the debate on the use of ordinances as the preferred mode of legislation in Pakistan has recently gained moment...
Media Coverage – Policy Wing Meeting of Awami National Party (ANP)
Daily Pakistan
Jang News
DAWN
The News International
Day Spring
Dunya Newspaper
Frontier News
Dai...
Media Coverage – Virtual Forum on How has 2020 impacted Democratic Governance and Quality of Democracy in Pakistan
Jang News
Pak Observer
The Nation
Day Spring
Dunya Newspaper
Daily Pakistan
Nawa e Wakt
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Preparing to govern in Pakistan: the case for shadow cabinets – An Article by PILDAT President published in ARABNEWS
Prime Minister Imran Khan recently invited a great deal of criticism by admitting that he and his party, PTI, were not ready to gover...
Evaluation performance- An Article by PILDAT President published in DAWN
TWO extraordinary things happened on Dec 22 — in the context of chasing elusive good governance in Pakistan. Prime Minister Imran Kha...
A risky plan – An Article by PILDAT President published in DAWN
IF the Senate election takes place in March 2021 as scheduled, the PTI is likely to emerge as the largest party in the house, displac...
Pakistan’s obsession with elusive accountability – An Article by PILDAT President published in ARABNEWS
Accountability has been political Pakistan’s obsession from day one – literally.
Soon after coming into existence, Pakistan’s first ...
Bitter political play in Pakistan has dampened COVID-19 containment – An Article by PILDAT President published in ARABNEWS
During the last nine months, the details and extent of playing politics right in the middle of the pandemic are different in differen...
Dialogue? What Dialogue? – An Article by PILDAT President published in ARABNEWS
As the confrontation between the ruling coalition and the combined opposition seems to be intensifying and crossing all limits, saner...
Production orders – An Article by PILDAT President published in DAWN
THE subject of production orders for detained legislators is once again in the headlines. Prime Minister Imran Khan, while recently a...
What next for Imran Khan’s ‘State of Medina?’ – An Article by PILDAT President published in ARABNEWS
Catchy slogans sell way more than a well-thought out and immaculately structured manifesto in an election in Pakistan. People don’t h...
Media Coverage of “Sindh Youth and Young MPAs Dialogue” held on Sep 23, 2020
Dawn: https://epaper.dawn.com/DetailNews.php?StoryText=24_09_2020_114_003
Associated Press of Pakistan (APP): https://www.ap...
Media Coverage of “Strategic Planning and Capacity Building Session with Young MPAs of Sindh” held on Sep 22, 2020
Dawn: https://www.dawn.com/news/1581065/capacity-building-session-held-with-young-mpas
Jang: https://e.jang.com.pk/09-23-202...
Advisers, SAPMs and cabinet – An Article by PILDAT President published in DAWN
THE recent nine-page judgement of the Islamabad High Court regarding the alleged illegal exercise of executive powers by an adviser t...
Evaluating the performance of Balochistan assembly – An Article by PILDAT President published in ARABNEWS
I have been observing the national and provincial legislatures in Pakistan and abroad for nearly two decades. While the national parl...
Parliamentary performance – An Article by PILDAT President published in DAWN
THE 15th National Assembly completed two years on Aug 17. Its performance during this period has been the subject of discussion in th...
Politics of dual nationality – An Article by PILDAT President published in ARABNEWS
Two parallel thought streams have been flowing in Pakistan regarding the public place of overseas Pakistanis and, more specifically, ...
The reason why debate on 18th Amendment refuses to die – An Article by PILDAT President published in ARABNEWS
The 18th Amendment became part of Pakistan’s constitution about ten years ago when President Asif Ali Zardari signed it on 19th April...
Performance debate – An Article by PILDAT President published in DAWN
SUDDENLY, the debate on government performance seems to be all over the place. On second thoughts, it may not be so sudden. The incum...
The hollowness of Pakistan’s budget exercise – An Article by PILDAT President published in ARABNEWS
June is budget time in Pakistan. The financial year closes on June 30 and a fresh authorization is needed from the national and provi...
Parliamentary scrutiny? – An Article by PILDAT President published in DAWN
VERY few people realise that the budget for the next financial year (2020-21) will, for the first time since the adoption of the 1973...
Democracy and disaster management – An Article by PILDAT President published in ARABNEWS
When US President Donald Trump recently called Prime Minister Imran Khan and offered to send some ventilators to Pakistan to help it ...
Parliament in times of COVID-19 – An Article by PILDAT President published in ARABNEWS
Should parliament continue working despite the coronavirus pandemic? At least some civil society organizations in Pakistan earlier th...
State of the opposition in Pakistan – An Article by PILDAT President published in ARABNEWS
It is one of those times in our political history when the opposition is at least numerically very strong in the parliament and provi...
The new ECP’s challenges – An Article by PILDAT President published in DAWN
THE five-member Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is finally complete after a painful and protracted process of consultation betw...
Fatal fault lines – An Article by PILDAT President published in ARABNEWS
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government has not even completed the first eighteen months of its term, yet the discourse of “in-...
Without due process – An Article by PILDAT President published in DAWN
WEAKNESSES generally associated with the legislative process in our country were once again exposed during the passage of amendments ...
Are Pakistan’s government and opposition ready to reconcile? – An Article by PILDAT President published in ARABNEWS
Even if one believes that the two main opposition political parties were coerced into supporting recent amendments in military acts w...
What should you expect from your parliamentarian? Geo News article on PILDAT’s report How to be an Effective Legislator?
Whether elected directly or nominated indirectly to the parliament, a member of the national assembly (MNA) has the following respons...
Anti-government agitation – An Article by PILDAT President published in DAWN
MAULANA Fazlur Rehman’s recent Azadi March on Islamabad was not a new phenomenon, as anti-government agitations have been a part of P...
Was Fazlur Rehman’s ‘Azadi March’ a complete failure? – An Article by PILDAT President published in ARABNEWS
Fazlur Rehman’s ‘Azadi March’ which landed in Islamabad on Oct. 31, was the most recent of many other so-called ‘long marches’ on the...
Ordinances over the years – An Article by PILDAT President published in DAWN
PAKISTAN is one of the few democratic countries which have the dubious distinction of having the power to legislate by executive decr...
Foreign funding in politics: Laws vs. implementation – An Article by PILDAT President published in ARABNEWS
The three largest political parties in Pakistan - PTI, PMLN and PPP- which command 86 percent of total membership in the National Ass...
What do marches on Islamabad mean? – An Article by PILDAT President published in ARABNEWS
Fazl ur Rehman’s protest march is not the first of its kind but it sure is the latest in a series of marches and agitations seeking t...
Credibility of accountability – An Article by PILDAT President published in DAWN
AMID the current political turmoil, accountability and the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) figure most prominently. On the one s...
Top-heavy: Is the federal cabinet too big to work? – An Article by PILDAT Joint Director published in GEO News
One criticism often directed at the government is that the cabinet has grown so large under the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) that i...
Prepared for governance? – An Article by PILDAT President published in DAWN
PRIME MINISTER Imran Khan has been widely praised for delivering a powerful and impressive speech at the UN General Assembly on Sept ...
Chief Justice Khosa’s critique of the government is telling – An Article by PILDAT President published in ARABNEWS
It is ironic that barely six days after Pakistan’s top judge said in a speech that he found concerns being raised about the “muzzling...
A flurry of ordinances: Why is the PTI pushing them through the parliament? – An Article by PILDAT Joint Director published in GE...
Article 89 of the constitution defines in detail the process of legislation through ordinances. It stipulates that only in exceptiona...
One year on, PTI’s legislative agenda must gather speed – An Article by PILDAT President published in ARABNEWS
When Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan launched his party’s 100-day agenda roughly two months before the general ele...
Media Coverage of Course on “Pakistan’s Foreign Policy in a Changing World” held on Sep 3-4, 2019
Geo News: https://www.geo.tv/shows/geo-headlines/246524-geo-headlines-11-am-3rd-september-2019
Express News: https://www.you...
Missing ECP members – An Article by PILDAT President published in DAWN
LAST Sunday, Aug 25, marked the completion of eight months during which two of the four positions of the members of the Election Comm...
The case of dual nationals – An Article by PILDAT President published in DAWN
Is Pakistan ready to allow persons holding dual nationality to become members of its parliament? The question arose after Prime Minis...
Should dual citizenship holders contest elections in Pakistan? – An Article by PILDAT President published in ARABNEWS
Perhaps it was the impressively large gathering of Pakistani-Americans at the Capital One Arena in Washington DC during Prime Ministe...
Media Coverage of Provincial Assemblies’ First Year Performance Report – 2019
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Sindh Assembly outranks other assemblies in holding sessions
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The Assembly’s first year – An Article by PILDAT President published in DAWN
‘NAYA’ (or ‘new’) Pakistan’ has been one of the most popular slogans of the PTI as has ‘tabdeeli’ (or ‘change’). It is therefore only...
After the no-trust vote – An Article by PILDAT President published in DAWN
WHILE the aftershocks of the Senate’s no-trust vote of Aug 1 are still being felt, it seems that some good may also have come of the ...
Policy reversals during PTI’s first year – An Article by PILDAT President published in ARABNEWS
August 17 will mark the completion of the first year of the PTI federal government in Pakistan, with the performance of the governmen...
Leaked videos implicating judges are nothing new, or simple, in Pakistan – An Article by PILDAT President published in ARABNEWS
The release of an explosive video which shows possible evidence of a wrongful conviction of jailed ex-Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif by ...
Defection season? – An Article by PILDAT President published in DAWN
IS the season of defections here again? Media reports regarding 15 PML-N members of the Punjab Assembly calling on Prime Minister Imr...
PILDAT conducted 300 training programs for parliamentarians – Interview of PILDAT President published on Radio Pakistan Website
Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development & Transparency (PILDAT) has conducted about three hundred training programs for par...
Unintended consequences of more parliamentary seats for tribal areas – An Article by PILDAT President published in ARABNEWS
The Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), located along the northwestern region of Pakistan bordering Afghanistan, were always ...
The politics and optics of Pakistan’s cabinet reshuffle – An Article by PILDAT President published in ARABNEWS
Just eight months into his five year term, Prime Minister Imran Khan considered it fit to undertake the first major reshuffle in his ...
Indian election manifestos: What Pakistanis should know – An Article by PILDAT President published in ARABNEWS
Starting this week, India will hold its general elections in seven phases until May 19th. It is safe to assume that the winner will b...
Two faces of democracy – An Article by PILDAT President published in DAWN
IT seems that a section of population in Pakistan is perpetually infatuated by the presidential form of government. Although a unanim...
Lawmakers’ pay – An Article by PILDAT President published in DAWN
A STORM of protest led by no less a person than the prime minister had engulfed the country after Punjab’s provincial assembly passed...
Christchurch terror – An Article by PILDAT Joint Director published in DAWN
THE day that two mosques in Christchurch were attacked, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said that “these are people who I ...
Pakistan in the grey – An Article by PILDAT President published in ARABNEWS
Pakistan’s National Action Plan, the government’s detailed plan established in 2015 to counter terrorist activities is in the news wi...
Why not consult each other? – An Article by PILDAT President published in DAWN
TWO of the four members of the Election Commission of Pakistan retired on Jan 26, 2019, after completing their stipulated term of two...
Return of the Politics of Enmity – An Article by PILDAT President published in ARABNEWS
When Pakistan’s two major political parties – Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN) and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP)- signed the Chart...
The first six months – An Article by PILDAT President published in DAWN
THE PTI-led federal government is set to complete its first six months today but the National Assembly which elected this government ...
Inter-institutional dialogue, but how? – An Article by PILDAT President published in DAWN
THE realisation has been growing over the past few years that Pakistan needs some kind of dialogue among state institutions at the hi...
Coverage of PILDAT-UNDP Youth Dialogue held at Islamabad on Jan 31, 2019
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No protest after SC’s final decision in Aasia’s case termed a milestone
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Justice Khosa’s proposal could open up a Pandora’s box for Pakistan – An Article by PILDAT President published in ARABNEWS
Just a day before assuming office as the new Chief Justice of Pakistan, Justice Asif Saeed Khosa surprised many by proposing an inter...
Taking parliament seriously – An Article by PILDAT President published in DAWN
A FEW days ago, some of the leading television channels were almost simultaneously flashing the ‘breaking news’ that Prime Minister I...
Beyond the PAC stalemate – An Article by PILDAT President published in DAWN
FINALLY, it seems that the 15th National Assembly is ready to move forward. PTI has finally agreed to the election of Leader of the O...
Decisions taken today could shape the politics of the future for Pakistan – An Article by PILDAT President published in ARABNEWS
With 2018 coming to a close, there is increasing concern about the political scenarios that will unfold next year. There are several ...
Impartial accountability? – An Article by PILDAT President published in DAWN
LIKE free and fair elections, a fair system of accountability has also remained elusive in Pakistan. Numerous efforts have been made ...
Decisions taken today could shape the politics of the future for Pakistan – An Article by PILDAT President published in ARABNEWS
With 2018 coming to a close, there is increasing concern about the political scenarios that will unfold next year. There are several ...
100 days on, several hurdles ahead for the PTI Govt – An Article by PILDAT President published in The Nation London
On Thursday, 29th November, Prime Minister Imran Khan’s government completes its first 100 days in office. Prompted by the agenda set...
Parliament’s first 100 days – An Article by PILDAT President published in DAWN
ALTHOUGH parliament did not figure prominently in Imran Khan’s 'first 100 days' agenda - now, appropriately, the Prime Minister’s 100...
The by-election results – An Article by PILDAT President published in DAWN
It is rare that by-election results generate as much interest and prompt as much commentary as was the case with the polls in the nat...
How big should the cabinet be? – An Article by PILDAT President published in DAWN
RECENTLY, Prime Minister Imran Khan expanded his cabinet. It has led to a fresh round of questions asked each time a cabinet is forme...
What are the three biggest challenges the new government faces – An Article by PILDAT President published in Newsline Magazine
The most important task before the next government should be to address the strained civil-military relations. As long as the civil-m...
Media Coverage of “Score Card on Assessment of the Quality of General Election 2018 and its Comparison with General Election 2013...
Media Coverage of "Score Card on Assessment of the Quality of General Election 2018 and its Comparison with General Election 2013".
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The challenges of election day – An Article by PILDAT President published in DAWN
ONE must confess that, despite all the hard work of the Election Commission, a dark cloud of suspicion did hang over polling day on J...
Interview of PILDAT President Mr. Ahmed Bilal Mehboob with ‘TRT World’
TRT World spoke with Ahmed Bilal Mehboob, president of PILDAT (Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency) – an i...
Full Disclosure | What makes scrutiny of election candidates controversial – An Article by PILDAT President published in published in H...
Every election season, some people are very surprised when they come to know through the media that a returning officer (RO) has aske...
A test for election observers – An Article by PILDAT President published in DAWN
IN a tight election race like the one we are witnessing in Pakistan ahead of July 25 and amidst allegations of ‘pre-poll rigging’ and...
Interview of PILDAT President Mr. Ahmed Bilal Mehboob with ‘Deutsche Welle’
Interview of PILDAT President Mr. Ahmed Bilal Mehboob with ‘Deutsche Welle’
Print Media Coverage – June 29, 2018
'The News' has quoted PILDAT President - Ahmed Bilal Mehboob's statements on June 29, 2018. Links are given below.
Polls under international scrutiny – An Article by PILDAT President published in DAWN
INTERNATIONAL election observers are now widely accepted across the globe especially in democracies which have yet to establish the credibility of their institutions including of their election-management bodies.
Evolution of caretakers – An Article by PILDAT President published in DAWN
THE original 1973 Constitution had no stipulations for a caretaker government, which is why no provision existed at that time for the dissolution of the National Assembly by the president in his discretion.
Opinion based articles of PILDAT’s Scorecard on Pre-Poll Fairness
Some Opinion based articles mentioning PILDAT’s Scorecard on Pre-Poll Fairness were published by different newspapers.
Print Media Coverage of “Assessment of the Quality of Democracy in Pakistan in 2017
“The Nation and Express Tribune” have quoted PILDAT Study on “Assessment of the Quality of Democracy in Pakistan in 2017”.
Do we really need caretakers? – An Article by PILDAT President published in DAWN
PAKISTAN is in search of caretaker cabinets both at the centre and in the four provinces. It is a unique model which probably exists only in Pakistan.
Media Coverage for Project Closing Ceremony of USAID-SGAFP Project on RTI Law
Media Coverage for Project Closing Ceremony of USAID-SGAFP Project on RTI Law held on Apr 12, 2018 at Avari Hotel, Lahore.
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Eight years on – An Article by PILDAT President published in DAWN
It was eight years ago on April 19, 2010, that then president Asif Zardari signed the Constitution (Eighteenth) Amendment Bill......
Financing poll campaigns – An Article by PILDAT President published in DAWN
THE approaching general election is expected to be different from the previous 10 elections in many....
Money and politics – An Article by PILDAT President published in DAWN
A major question left unaddressed in the Elections Act pertains to the limit on poll spending.
Media Coverage for 6th NAP Forum
Media Coverage for 6th NAP Forum on Feb 26, 2018 in Avari Hotel, Lahore
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Poll transparency reversed – An Article by PILDAT President published in Dawn
THE Elections Act, 2017, passed by parliament and signed into law by the president of Pakistan in October 2017, has been rightly haile...
Media Coverage for Multi-party Roundtable on the Elections Act, 2017
Media Coverage for Multi-party Roundtable on the Elections Act, 2017 on Feb 8, 2018 in Marriotte Hotel, Islamabad
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Media Coverage for 5th Public Forum on Implementation of NAP
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PILDAT event urges govt to do more on NAP
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Media Coverage for Project Opening Ceremony of USAID-SGAFP Project on RTI Law
Media Coverage for Project Opening Ceremony of USAID-SGAFP Project on RTI Law held on Dec 16, 2017 at Ghotvi Hall, Islamia U...
Media Coverage of PILDAT’s Roundtable on Reforms in Accountability System of Pakistan
Media Coverage of PILDAT’s Roundtable on "Reforms in Accountability System of Pakistan” on Nov 8, 2017 at Serena Hotel, Islamabad
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Media Coverage of PILDAT’s Welcoming the Initiative by Senate of Pakistan in Preparing and Publishing the first of its kind Senate Comm...
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PILDAT reports quoted in Newspapers on 8th of October 2017
Print Media quoted PILDAT reports in their Newspapers on 8th of October 2017.
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Print Media Coverage of PILDAT Reports: Sep 22-25, 2017
Print Media quoted PILDAT reports in their Newspapers. Web links with headings are given below.
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News Coverage of PILDAT’s Briefing Session on Implementation Status of National Action Plan (NAP) in Punjab with Punjab Assembly’s Stan...
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News coverage of PILDAT’s 3rd Public Forum on Implementation of NAP
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Call to take all stakeholders on board in fight again...
Media coverage on PILDAT and Pakistani Delegation visit for Indonesia on Study purpose
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Pakistani delegation leaves for Indonesia on study visit
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Media Coverage of Pakistan-India Legislators and Public Officials Dialogue on Sharing of Experiences on Governance and Democracy held o...
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Media coverage of PILDAT’s Score Cards on Assessment of the Quality of Governance of Federal Government 2015-16
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