KARACHI: In a UNDP-Pildat Sindh Youth and Young Legislators Provincial Dialogue held on Wednesday in Karachi, youth representatives shared their detailed policy demands with MPAs, says a statement.

Welcoming the participants, Ahmed Bilal Mehboob, president Pildat, said that formation of a youth forum is essential to engage with the youth of Sindh.

He added that all other provincial assemblies and the federal legislature have functional young parliamentary forums and Sindh Assembly should also formulate their forum at the earliest.

Twenty young representatives belonging to various disciplines from the University of Karachi and young political activists presented their policy demands on the areas of education, harassment and the requirement to maintain a harassment register, need for effective local government system and how young MPAs can improve youth’s access to the Sindh Assembly.

Young MPAs deeply appreciated the clarity with which youth representatives highlighted and presented the issues faced by youth.

Published in Dawn, September 24th, 2020