Support To Democratic Process: EU to extend 13m euros funding

The funding is for a programme intended to support Pakistan’s four provincial assemblies.

An agreement has been finalised for the European Union (EU) to provide 13 million euro for a programme intended to support Pakistan’s four provincial assemblies, the EU mission in Islamabad said Monday. The funding will also cover the legislative assemblies of northern areas of Gilgit-Baltistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir, China’s Xinhua news agency reported. Focus will be on issues like election standards, budget and fiscal oversight, assembly proceedings and effective use of parliamentary oversight tools, including awareness of government rules of business, legislative and research support.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 1^st, 2013.