Sochbichar

Monday, December 28, 2020 at 07:00 PM (PST) Moderator: Dr Nadeem ul Haq (VC. PIDE) Panelists/Speakers Mr. Ahmed Bilal Mehboob (President PILDAT) Dr. Adnan Rasool (Assistant Professor Political Science- University of Tennessee-Martin ) Ms. Jamila Aslam (Advocate Supreme Court) , Ms. Nasim Zehra (Journalist)   There is talk of a Grand National Dialog in Pakistan. In the past, such initiatives have led to APCs that have mainly tried to strengthen political cartels. Reform for changing the way we do business of politics and policy is conveniently never in the agenda. We at PIDE are proposing a Grand National (intellectual) dialog on reform to parallel and possibly lead the possible GND with ideas. PIDE questions to our intellectuals will be: 1. Is democracy working as it should? 2. Can the system be improved through reform? What would you suggest! 3. Can the clash of institutions be avoided through reform? 4.Parliament virtually becomes irrelevant after elections! Attendance rates are low and legislative