It entails its continuous development stretching from leadership to delivery. Some of the key objectives of The Research Wing (RW) include keeping our legislators, spokespersons, and media representatives informed and updated about the latest situation in major sectors like economy and finance, health care, education reforms, agriculture, and irrigation, infrastructure development are few to mention. Facilitating our public representatives with the required information for effective participation in assembly business. And most importantly evolving future leadership through capacity building. The research wing has constituted dedicated working groups to address areas of prime focus directly impacting public policy and the life of a common man. Each working group comprises public representatives and professionals/experts of specialized fields. Hence providing an opportunity for capacity building to the legislators.
I explicitly remember it was a sultry late afternoon of May 2019. “It has to be a dedicated entity which performs research and communicates effectively, to generate impact on public policy” Rana Mashhood was very clear about his vision. Five hours, four of us concluded after the third round of “Adrak Wali Chai” that there is a need for a purpose-based platform to bring knowledge and policy-making together through research, references, data collection, and comparisons.
I am sure Zeeshan Malik and Hamid Falki would remember the extensive deliberation we had that day. Today that brainstorming has been translated into The Research Wing of PML(N) Punjab– Another jewel in the party crown.
The question arises why do we need to do research? The simple answer is to study a subject, project, intervention, services, or performance in detail, especially to discover new information to appreciate and address gaps for future development. And when we translate the phenomena into the context of a political party,
I am proud to have observed how – within a year – this initiative has modified our way of thinking about public strategy. The tireless efforts of our team have culminated in progress in not only the fields of healthcare and food security but also education and youth affairs among others. This initiative is multifaceted and aims to encapsulate all matters that fall under the sphere of public responsibility. I commend the expertise of my team and it is with immense satisfaction that I look back on all they have accomplished in the past year,
most notably their role in comparison and analysis of the Budget 2020-2021 and their provision of data/facts to legislators for all mediums of media. Future endeavors are already underway and with what has already been achieved, I am beyond optimistic to see what this wing promises to policymaking and leadership in the coming years. I’d like to congratulate the entire team behind the PML(N) Research Wing Punjab for all the success and hope they continue working to effectively bring all their goals to fruition.
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