One Day Seminar/Dialogue on Punjab LG Ordinance 2021 – Lahore – 29 Dec, 2021

CPDI in collaboration with NED organized a one day seminar dialogue on the Punjab Local Government Ordinance 2021 in Lahore. The stakeholders from all walks of life participated in the dialogue including known politicians, veteran journalists, ECP, Punjab Local Government council, academia, law experts, and CSOs. Most of the stakeholders emphasized the need of raising the women representation in all tiers of government including the LB which is considered a corner stone of the democratic polity and an effective forum for resolving public issues. Furthermore the participants stressed upon the need of devising an inclusive consultative process for making laws and legislation. Following are the media coverage of the event in local newspapers.