ISLAMABAD, Dec 04 (APP): The Young Parliamentarians Forum (YPF) of the federal parliament achieved a major milestone on Wednesday with the launch of a YPF branch in the Sindh
Assembly.
This development follows the vision of National
Assembly Speak
er Sardar Ayaz Sadiq to establish provincial YPF chapters across the country.
A 17-member, all-party YPF delegation, led by YPF President Syeda Nosheen Iftikhar, visited Karachi for two days to facilitate the initiative.
During their visit, the delegation held in-depth discussions with key figure
s including Sindh
Assembly Speaker Syed Awais Shah, Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah, provincial ministers, and young members of the provincial
Assembly.
The Sindh leadership lauded the initiative, highlighting its potential to unite parliamentarians across political lines and promote youth empowerment.
In his meeting with the delegation, Speaker Awais Shah endorsed the federal model and revealed the creation of a YPF chapter in the Sindh
Assembly. This was formalized through a notification from the Sindh
Assembly Secretariat, designating all MPAs under the age of 45 at the time of their election as members of the provincial
Assembly YPF.
Syeda Nosheen Iftikhar, President YPF, welcomed the move and congratulated Sindh Speaker for his foresight. She announced reaching out to th
e remaining provincial legislatures for similar action.
So far Sindh
Assembly and AJK
Assembly have established their respective YPF Chapters. Onc
e remaining assemblies follow suit, MNA Syeda Nosheen Iftikhar announced holding a National convention of YPF to chalk out joint strategy for the promotion and progress of the youth of the country.
