Constitutional Literacy Project Posts
Diploma Course on Fundamental Rights in Pakistan
Constitutional Literacy Campaign Diploma Course on Fundamental Rights in Pakistan The Centre for Civic Education Pakistan is offering a weeklong Diploma Course to enhance understanding of fundamental rights and democracy besides encouraging active participation in the civic life of the country. The CCE Pakistan will recruit 20 potential young leaders (18 to 35 years) from [...]
Read moreResults of National Essay Writing Competition
Topic: What does federalism mean to me? In collaboration with Higher Education Commission, Centre for Civic Education Pakistan-a HEC recognized research and training institution, arranged a National Essay Writing Competition to explore and examine the way Pakistani youth relate to federalism in Pakistan. Sixty two students from thirty five public and private universities and post-graduate [...]
Read moreResults of National Creativity Competition
What is my relationship with the Constitution of Pakistan? Posters: Primary School Category (up to grade 5) First: Ms. Ayesha Siddiqa, Roots School System, Rawalpindi Second: Mr. Bissmillah, Baacha Khan School, Landi Kotal, Khyber Agency Third: Mr. Ghulam Rasool, Hazara Public School and College, Changa Manga High School First: Ms. Fakiha, Baacha Khan Girls Model [...]
Read moreCCEP celebrates International Day of Democracy
Sep 15, Islamabad: A human rights veteran and President of Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) Asma Jahangir urged upon the state institutions to work within their constitutional parameters. She also rejected recent observations of the apex court that the federal government had failed. “I am very critical of the government, but if I am a [...]
Read moreWho Ruled Pakistan?
Total days of national life since August 14, 1947 = 23,409 S. no Nature of Regime/Government Number of Days % 1 Democracy 8,330 35.58 2 Military Regime 8,839 37.75 3 Hybrid regime (President in uniform and a showcase Parliament) 5,825 24.88 4 Caretakers 415 1.77 Total 23,409 100 As on September 15, 2011 We have calculated [...]
Read moreCitizens’ Group on Constitution
Main purpose of the Group is to play an active role to cultivate and promote democratic culture in the country and to examine developments that impact supremacy of the Constitution. Members: Balochistan: Barrister Adnan Kassi-Principal Law College, Quetta Mr. Shahzada Zulfiqar, Journalist Islamabad (Federal Capital): Dr. Ayesha Siddiqa Dr. Fouzia Saeed-Women rights Activist Mr. Aniq [...]
Read moreRoad to Election 2013
ISLAMABAD. June 4, 2011: Speakers at roundtable on, “Road to Election 2013” have pinned hope that reforms in the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) under the 18th Amendment and collaborative effort of the ECP and National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) to prepare error free Computerized Electoral Rolls will enrich Pakistani democracy. The roundtable was [...]
Read moreStrengthening Democratic Processes
Majority of Pakistanis hoped for delivering democracy and good governance when in February 2008 they voted in a civilian government comprised of then opposition parties and rejected the military supported political parties. They engineered a silent revolution for rule of law and constitutionalism through the power of ballot. However, after two and a half year the [...]
Read moreConference on Challenges of Deepening Democracy in Pakistan
The Centre for Civic Education Pakistan with support from National Endowment for Democracy arranged a National Conference on, “Challenges of Deepening Democracy in Pakistan.” The Conference examined the political development and constitutional amendments and their impact on making the country a vibrant democracy. The conference started with a keynote address by Senator Raza Rabbani, chairman [...]
Read moreCitizens’ Resource Centre : Documenting struggle for democratic Pakistan
Mission: To preserve and highlight the democratic struggle of the valiant people of Pakistan and to offer an opportunity to the future generations to understand the country’s political history, traditions and institutions. The proposed Resource Centre will be a non-profit civic education initiative to preserve and project our dreams, aspirations and struggle of realization for [...]
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