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Last Updated: May 25, 2005
 
 Devolution Research Project
 

Workshop on Pakistan's Devolution Reforms:

Lessons, Experiments and Challenges from the First Electoral Cycle

June 1-2, 2005
Venue: LUMS Sports Complex

 

Wednesday, 1 June 2005
 
09:00 – 09:30   Registration

09:30 – 10:00 am

  Introduction and Welcome by Syed Zahoor Hasan (VC, LUMS)
     
Session (1)   Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations in the Context of Devolution
Chair: Mr. Sartaj Aziz (Vice Chancellor, Beaconhouse National University)
10:00 – 10:40 am  

Paper I :

     
Speaker:

Mr. Ahmad Nawaz Sukhera (Additional Secretary Budget, Government of the Punjab)

Topic: Punjab: PFC
10:40 – 11:20 am   Paper II      
Speaker: Mr. Musharaf Cyan (DSP Team Leader)
Topic: Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations in the Context of Devolution
11:20 – 11:50 pm   Q & A session
11:50 – 1:00 pm   Lunch Break
     
Session (2)  

Innovative Programmes & Challenges under the New System
Chair: Mr. Wasim Ajmal Ch.

01:00 – 01:40 pm   Paper I      
Speaker: Mr. Hassan Iqbal (Project Director, PRSP)
Topic: Sharing Innovative Experiences from the Rural Health Sector: The Rahimyar Khan Model
01:40 – 02:20 pm   Paper II      
Speaker: Maj (Retd.) Abdul Rehman Rana (Tehsil Nazim Jaranwala)
Topic: Using GIS as a Local Government Policy Tool: Jaranwala a Role Model
02:20 – 03:00 pm  
Paper II
     
Speaker: Mr. Paul Oquiest (DTCE)
Topic: Devolution & Community Empowerment in Pakistan
03:00 – 03:30 pm  

Q & A session

03:30 – 03:50 pm   Tea Break
     
Session (3)  

Innovative Programmes & Challenges under the New System
Chair: Ms. Fareeha Zafar (SAHE)

   
03:50 – 04:50 pm   Paper I      
Speaker: Ms. Tahseen Sayeed (World Bank) and Mr. Khalid Gillani (Programme Director, Punjab Education Sector Reform Programme)
Topic: Engendering inter-governmental partnerships: PESRP a New Innovation”.
04:50-5:30 pm   Paper II      
Speaker: Wing Cmdr. (Retd.) Mubashir Cheema (Tehsil Nazim Gujranwala Saddar)
Topic: Issues and Challenges in Tehsil administration: The Case of Gujranwala Saddar
05:30 – 06:10 pm   Paper II      
Speaker: Mr. Ahmed Yar Hiraj (District Nazim, Khanewal)
Topic: Challenges in District Management under the New System: The Khanewal Experience
06:10 – 06:40 pm   Q & A session    
         
Thursday, 2 June 2005
         
Session (1)   Community- Local Government Partnerships: A Paradigm Shift or Business as UsualChair: Dr. Faisal Bari (Mahbub-ul-Haq, Human Development Centre)
10:00 – 10:45 am   Paper I      
Speaker: Mr. Zulfiqar Ali Shah (Tehsil Nazim Chiniot)
Topic: Engendering CCBS: Innovative Experiences from the Field: New Learning in Chiniot
10:45 – 11:30 am   Paper II      
Speaker:
Dr. Anne Cockcroft (Pakistan Country Programme Manager, CIET)
Topic:

Social Audit Results: Results from the Baseline and the Post-Devolution Surveys

11:30 – 12:00 pm   Q & A session    
12:00 – 01:00 pm   Lunch Break    
         
Session (2)  

Community- Local Government Partnerships: A Paradigm Shift or Business as Usual
Chair: Ms. Madiha Afzal (Yale University)

01:00 – 01:40 pm  
Paper I
     
Speaker: Mr. Asad Rehman (Project Coordinator, Aurat Foundation)
Topic:
Engendering Gender Participation in the Context of Devolution
01:40 – 02:20 pm   Paper II      
Speaker: Ms. Perveen Rehman (Director OPPRIT, Orangi Pilot Project)
Topic: Working with Local Governments: The Experience of the Orangi Pilot Project
02:20 – 02:50 pm   Q & A session    
02:50 – 03:10 pm   Tea Break    
         
Session (3)   Institutional & Political Economy Issues
Chair: Ms. Nigar Ahmed (Aurat Foundation)
   
03:10 – 03:50   Paper I      
Speaker: Ms. Nafeesa Shah (District Nazim Khairpur)
Topic: Local Government Reforms in Pakistan: Examining the Provincial-District Political Relationship
03:50 – 04:30 pm   Paper II      
Speaker:
Dr. Ali Cheema (LUMS) & Ms. Shandana Mohmand (LUMS)
Topic: The Political Economy of Devolved Provision: Equity-based Targeting or Elite Capture? - Analyzing Case Study Evidence
04:30 – 5:10 pm   Paper III      
Speaker: Mr. Amjad Ali Noon (District Nazim, Sargodha)
Topic: Issues in Intergovernmental Coordination between Local Tiers
05:10 – 05:30 pm   Q & A session    
05:30 – 05:50 pm   Tea    
         
05:50 – 06:40 pm   Concluding Session: The Way Forward
Keynote Speaker: Mr. Danyal Aziz (Chairman NRB)
Discussion Moderator: Dr. Faisal Bari (Mahbub-ul-Haq, Human Development Centre)
   

 

 

   
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