Today we have the largest generation of young people the world has ever known.

They are demanding their rights and a greater voice in economic and political life. We need to pull the UN system together like never before to support a new social contract UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

FOREWORD
Dear friends, I write this foreword to the National Youth Assemblys Performance report with pleasure, humility and a profound sense of satisfaction. This book contains highlights of activities, achievements and progress from August 2010 April 2012. This span was a defining one for us in many ways. For one, we were faced with the challenge of establishing a new organization as well as reaching out to youth with programs that aid their own personal growth as well as Pakistan's development. We started our journey with limited resources and team but, with firm commitment and vision, we have successfully carried out some extraordinary activities and projects. To ensure effective implementation, the organization needed to set measurable targets for the commitments. We are successful to unite youth of the country from different educational backgrounds or systems; elite education system, government education system, etc. Through this approach we aspired to create united Pakistan. One and half year has flown by and highlights from the past months; an unforgettable experience for us, include many of achievements. We could not have come this far without our unyielding commitment, the dedicated work of our members as they continue to demonstrate the impact of youth engagement in communities across the country. We are now operating in more than 115 districts of the country, and we have developed grassroots leaders from these districts. Now, the family of the National Youth Assembly devoted its life to revitalizing and meeting the challenges to make the country prosperous. By bringing leaders together in a creative and sharing spirit to see life through the eyes and experiences of others, we created opportunities to learn about and engage with the significant ideas, challenges and trends shaping the future while exploring and reflecting on their own roles and responsibilities as leaders. The National Youth Assembly has also presented many welfare concepts so far. The National Youth Assemblys Iftar project is one of our substantive projects apropos to feed forty thousand impoverished people of more than twenty districts of the country. We do not claim to have achieved big milestones but, at the same time, they cant be ignored as insignificant with respect to the resources needed to support ambitious projects. In contrary to the prevailing political culture in which youth has always been exploiting for the vested interest, we train our members, provide opportunities to explore, and introduce them, from NYA forum, in a very respectable manner.

This book explores the potential of youth as agents of change. It reflects the findings of a research process which studies youth-led action as a strategy for strengthening young peoples ability to develop themselves, their communities and contribute to society at large. I must take this opportunity to thank all legislators who pushed our concepts in real parliament, and heartfelt gratitude to all those who have encouraged us. Looking forward, in 2013 we hope to reach out to more bright and promising young people and help them find the confidence to lead social change by expanding our programs, launching new initiatives and incorporating the lessons that we have learned in last into future endeavors. I the pages that follow, I invite you to learn about the social issues we are addressing, approaches we are talking, results we are delivering, and ultimately the leaders we are developing. I hope you will be inspired to join us in our journey to change the quality of future leadership in Pakistan. Sincerely,

Hanan Ali Abbasi President, the NYA www.nya.com.pk

CONTENTS

BACKGROUND INTRODUCTION ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE 1. Advisory board 2. Team 3. Youth Ministers 4. Youth Ambassadors 5. Youth Governors 6. National network TRUST VISITS / MEETINGS National 1. Vice President met with the Prime Minister of Pakistan 2. Visits to National Assembly of Pakistan 3. A visit to the Election Commission of Pakistan 4. The NYA delegation officially visited the Ministry of Human Rights 5. Youth senate delegations visit to Punjab assembly 6. YSP delegations met with deputy head of mission in Pak embassy Afghanistan 7. YSP delegation met with distinguished social worker Abdul Sattar Edhi INTERNATIONAL 1. National Youth Assemblys Delegation Attended International Youth Dialogue In Malaysia 2. Representation of Pakistan in an International Conference in Iran by the President of National Youth Assembly 3. The Representative of National Youth Assembly, Sonia Sadat visited the United States of America as a Cultural Ambassador of Pakistan CONFERENCES / SEMINARS / TRAINING SESSIONS 1. Pak-China Friendship Conference 2012 2. Lecture at National Defense University Islamabad 3. Youth Motivation Seminar in COMSATS University 4. President NYA Hanan Ali Abbasi delivered lecture at MAJU Islamabad 5. Leadership Conference Reinvent Yourself 6. Pakistan Young Leaders summit 7. Leadership & Public Speaking - April 22, 2011 8. Leadership Seminar at Dar-ul-Sukun Karachi SESSIONS 1. The Introductory Session of National Youth Assembly

2. 3. 4. 5.

Introductory session of YSP Oath-taking ceremony Punjab Special Session of YSP At National Library Oath Taking Ceremony at Karachi Press club

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Scanned copies of considerable news items) PARTNERS 1. Strategic Relationship with Sir Syed Memorial Society 2. Working Relationship with Punjab Assembly & Ministry of Youth KPK 3. Strategic Relationship with the Capital Development Authority PROJECTS Completed projects 1. Feeding Hungry Campaign 2. Iftar for poor at PIMS hospital 3. Iftar at bus stop Pirwadahi- Rawalpindi 4. YSPs Iftar at Orphanage Abbottabad 5. Mass Iftar Arranged By YSP at DHQ Mardan-KPK 6. Iftar at MEO Hospital Lahore 7. Ration Distribution in Districts Hyderabad, Mirpur Khas, Jamshoro & Rawalpindi 8. Door-To-Door Ration Distribution In Rawalpindi 9. YSP-Iftar at Civil Hospital Jhelum 10. NYA has planted 300 Trees on Pakistan day PROJECTS IN PIPELINE

1. NYA designs IT literacy program

2. Health on Wheels EVENTS / CELEBRATIONS

Youth Senate celebrated Birthday in all provinces Condolence on the death of Rauf Khalid

CAMPAIGNS 1. Fourteen Points of NYA on National Issues 2. New University Campus For Murree 3. Struggle To Build Martyrs Monument At Margalla Hills 4. Fundraising for IFTAR PROJECT 5. Go Green Youth 6. Go Green Youth in Industrial City 7. Concept of National Youth Commission 8. Introduced student traveling discount cards

RECOGNITIONS/AWARDS 1. National Youth Award 2010 2. Azme Alishan Award 3. Pakistan Youth Human Rights Award INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. How to become a great leader The secrets of successful leaders How to improve analytical skills? Problem solving skills Tips for improving your decision making skill The basics of news writing: the 5 ws Tips for writing press release Memo writing notes

MEMBERSHIP 1. Selection Criteria 2. Benefits of Membership 3. Selection Process 4. Membership CODE OF CONDUCT FOR MNYAs

BACKGROUND
Young people constitute the largest 63% resides between the age 15-35 segment of Pakistani population. However, Youth Literacy Rate conforming to the wider pattern in Pakistan is even lower at 42 %. Poverty excludes many young people from civic participation. They have no access to decision-making forums, nor acknowledged as partners in the decision making process. The youth of the country, as a whole, limited access to state matters; they are used and manipulated by different groups. The fact is that their talent is not properly utilized, channelized and appreciated, that is why the talent is exploited abroad. On the other way the small segment of talented youth prefer to stay here but still they are not that much fruitful because they generally are not utilized and directed. The traditional culture does not encourage young people to take decisions on issues concerning them. At governmental level, first time in the history of Pakistan, on June 12, 1989, Youth Affairs Division was established, which was merged with Ministry of Women Development on October 09, 1993. It was again made a separate Division on August 18, 1996 and was again merged with Ministry of Culture on November 19, 1996 as a Wing. It became full-fledged Ministry on 18-11-2005, but the irony of matter is that on March 31st, 2011, the Ministry of Youth Affairs was dissolved and delegated its powers to the provincial governments. On the top of it, the fund earmarked for youth is one rupee per person, which reflects the interest of decision makers about the future of Pakistan. Now, at federal level the dissolution of Ministry according to international conventions and agreements, the rights of young people in Pakistan has not moved from paper to practice. The period of the life under which the youth fall, is the most productive and energetic. But a failure to fully support our present "asset" as well as next generation of leaders can result grievously. We take utmost care to fortify the foundations while

building houses but, as a nation we are bizarre, who did not pay any heed to the foundation stones of the leadership stature of the country. When the flag of democracy was hoisted in elections, the youth was thwarted by saying; the blinds cannot lead the blinds, etc. If ever the youth has taken part in the politics, their interest has been circumscribed to the affixing of posters, raising slogans, torching vehicles/public property, and other pertinent arrangements during political rallies. The young segment feel this to be disrespectful for them, at that extend, to go to the polling stations and cast votes but, when it comes to any unrest situation in the country, the rebellions of the system take to the streets with clubs and baton in their hands. Like a blind elephant who trample his own army. Today, the spectacular of countys worsening situation - who are the real architect of future has this question in their mind, have we dreamt for this liberty? Have we created a new country for building structural infrastructure, then destroying with our own hands, and rebuilding them? It is unfortunate that a segment of youth, despite their contributions to national developments, find themselves trapped in a culture marked by guns, violence and drugs. All this has resulted in an unstable economy, a shattered confidence of foreign investors, lawlessness, and a break-up of the social fabric. This is the best time for Pakistan to invest in youth and reactivate and relocate their disfranchised energies if there is any need for economic growth and social development in Pakistan. If we glance through the history of the world, it stands clear that the countries with the fastest economic growth over the past 50 years are those which heavily invested in their youth. In this connection, National Youth Assembly is playing its role to engage youth of the country in productive activities. The NYA promotes the role of youth in areas such as: human rights, social welfare, community development, leadership training, environmental protection, cultural and religious tolerance. It provides opportunities for youth representatives from different part and parcel of the country to exchange ideas and experiences, to coordinate program plans, and to reach a better understanding of each others problems. Since its formation, the NYA has increased its membership to the present 500 full members, from different districts of the country. The youth of Pakistan, despite a multitude of problems like unemployment, unbalanced education system, poverty, remorselessness, social taboos, drugs, guns and politics, have always been in the forefront of movements and political changes. The youth is like running water. It makes its own ways. The frustration as a result of multitude of problems is increasing day by day. This is the right time to look into the problems of youth and give them viable solutions otherwise it will be too late in the day. We need to bear in mind that the destiny of nations is in the hands of youth. Unemployment is another problem being faced by our youths. Almost 12 percent (Labor Force Survey, Government of Pakistan, 1997) of our youth is unemployed. Unemployment is a multi-dimensional and complex issue which starts a vicious cycle of associated problems like involvement of youth in politics, bank-household burglaries, social insecurity, lawlessness, use of drugs, etc. Though every government has done something for the youth with regards to eradication of unemployment but the problem is sustainability of these programmes. One government launches a couple of youth promotion and youth investment schemes, the next one slates all the previous programmes and starts anew. The ultimate sufferers in this exercise are the youth.

As to radio, electronic and print media dont target youth as one of their potential audiences. With the start of public-private partnership, the government should pay extra attention to using them in education, welfare and development of the youth. No doubt the youth of Pakistan is dedicated, enthusiastic with their country and humanity but emotions are not enough they need a direction to create a positive Pakistan, youth can attain this direction through constant thinking, discussions, innovations and reasoning. For the real destiny of Pakistan and to bring positive approach, the youth must learn the neglected lessons of truth, justice, bravery and governance. In this ambitious dream to be realized, the National Youth Assembly will play its gigantic and responsible role.

INTRODUCTION
The National Youth Assembly Pakistan is a unique forum for Pakistani youth from diverse backgrounds, collaborating one another to imagine what they would do if they were the members of the parliament. The NYA has brought together future leaders from more than 115 Districts of the country and also provides the opportunity to learn about politics, democracy, social work and parliamentary system in a best learning environment. Every member of the NYA has the chance to write model legislation, add input during meetings, or participate in youth-related activities. The members are required to join any particular party of NYA i.e., Hope and Change party by virtue of their membership with the National Youth Assembly, which helps them to explain their viewpoints on relevant subject. The NYA has successfully established working relationship youth organizations, also with Punjab Assembly and province. We are providing opportunities to gain practical while exploring parliamentary procedure, self-reliance, citizenship. with credible international Youth Ministry of KPK experience in leadership, and responsible global

The discussion in the NYA will not only help the young members in their personal development but also help to articulate the views of youth relevant to the national/international issues. We place young people in the roles of Members of Parliament, guiding them to work with peers and their communities to develop new Legislative ideas. It is also an independent, registered charitable Trust working parallel with the Youth Senate Pakistan. The National Youth Assembly is a young peoples parliament, designed by youth and led by youth for the benefit of youth; working along with an advisory board comprised of most experienced parliamentarian, bureaucrats, and other prominent figures. Our Youth Ambassadors are also representing Pakistani youth in various countries; like, the USA, UK, France, Sweden, KSA, Canada, Afghanistan, etc. Personalities of international fame, like, Malala Yousafzai, nominee for international child peace prize; Amir Atlas Khan, an international squash player and many other national/international youth achievers are now part of our organization. We are also operating in the country with our four Youth Governors; who monitor and coordinate the provincial activities of NYA. We are bringing you an exciting Learning Journey which will help you become more decisive, more confident and more active in your local communities through various action-packed learning stages!

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
For proper working at national level, the NYA structure is operating in the following structure:

ADVISORY BOARD
The NYAs Advisory Board provides the best advice regarding strategic direction and governance of the organization. Members include the most well-known and prominent politicians, educationalists, bureaucrats, etc. We are honored to have some of the famous members from different fashion of lives on our board Mr. Gohar Ayub Khan (Honorary Speaker) Former Speaker National Assembly, Gohar Ayub Khan has five times elected Member National Assembly of Pakistan and he has served as senior vice president of the Muslim League and was elected Speaker of the National Assembly.

Mr. Ahsan Iqbal (Member Advisory Board) Mr. Ahsan Iqbal is the Former Federal Minister for Education & currently serving as Deputy Secretary General of Pakistan Muslim League (N). Mr. Salim Saifullah Khan (Member Advisory Board) Salim Saifullah Khan is a prominent politician and a President of Pakistan Muslim League (Like minded group) and a current Senator of Pakistan. He served as Federal Minister for Inter Provincial Coordination and Federal Minister for Housing, Commerce. He has remained Finance Minister, Industries, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. Mr. Rauf Khalid R.I.P (Member Advisory Board) Abdul Rauf Khalid was a Pakistani filmmaker, television writer/director and Ex-serviceman (bureaucrat). He wrote and partially directed PTVs thriller & wrote a popular drama Guest House a 52-episode comedy series that turned out to be a popular comedy series for PTV. Though he is no more with us, but his services shall remain with us and always enlighten our hearts. Senator Ilyas Ahmed Bilour (Member Advisory Board) Senator Ilyas Ahmed Bilour is a renowned politician. He has served and is still serving to the businessmen community of Pakistan as a trader leader, elected as Technocrat member of Senate of Pakistan & representing his party ANP in Senate. Mr. Kanwar Muhammad Dislshad (Member Advisory Board)

Mr. Kanwar Muhammad Dislshad has served as a Federal Secretary of Election Commission of Pakistan 2004-09. As a Federal Secretary he had an extensive experience in Election Commission of Pakistan, was responsible for conducting General and Local Elections of the country, having over 80 million registered voters. Sohila Mushtaq (Member Advisory Board) Mrs. Sohila Mushtaq is Member Advisory board of Youth Senate Pakistan. She joined Government service in 1977, has been on various posts and rose to the level of a senior Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Youth. She has vase experience throughout world as visited countries like U.K, France etc.

TEAM
Mr. Hanan Ali Abbasi (President) Hanan Ali Abbasi (winner of National Youth Award 2010-11) is a Young Writer, analyst and Youth Parliamentarian. He visited China & United Kingdom UK, Iran with National Youth Delegation. He has also worked as Information Minister of Youth Parliament of Pakistan operated under PILDAT. Mr. Aamir Atlas Khan (Vice President) Mr. Aamir Atlas Khan hails form Peshawar is a Pakistani professional squash player. He is currently ranked 24th, his highest ranking, and is Pakistan No 1. 2007 has been his most successful year and has seen his rankings rise. He was a finalist in the Governor NWFP International 2007 and in the President PSF international 2007. Mr. Ibrahim Shahid (Youth Ambassador) Ibrahim Shahid belongs to Islamabad who made headlines in national/international media by smashing a world record by getting 23 A grades in GCE O Levels. Ibrahim is a patriotic Pakistani with a crystal clear vision of life, and packed with spirit of serving humanity. He is determined to serving from the platform of the National Youth Assembly. Ibrahim is a Youth Ambassador for two-year term. Miss Malala Yousafzai (Child Ambassador of NYA) Malala Yousafzai (born 1998) is an internationally acclaimed Childrens rights activist hailing from Mingora, Swat. Malala Yousafzai is the first Pakistani child who has been nominated for the prestigious International Children Peace Award on Universal childrens day. She also received states highest award from the President and Prime Minister of Pakistan.

Mrs. Yashfeen Jamal (Media Adviser) Miss Yashfeen Jamal is an anchor has being doing a one hour Live TV show on one of the most prominent and widely watched TV news channel Pakistan Television (PTV) for the last one year. Mr. Imran Manzoor (Executive Director) Mr. Imran Manzoor is a pioneering member of NYA. He is currently working as Director Operations & Director Marketing in one of the leading Media group of Pakistan. He had also been associated with JANG group. Mr.Farhan Rana (Project Director) Mr.Farhan Rana is a well known young banker. He has achieved distinction in MBA. Apart from Academically outstanding achiever he has also embarked success in banking industry. In a very early age, he became a branch manager of a private bank.

YOUTH MINISTERS
Asim Nawaz Abbasi Mr. Asim Nawaz Abbasi is a Minister for IT & Telecom with the National Youth Assembly. He has a repertoire of IT & Telecom knowledge. He aspires to doing something great for the country, and for this purpose he preferred to be the part of the NYA. He earned his BS (Hons) from the International Islamic University Islamabad, and is presently pursuing his MS from the SZABIST. Muhammad Asim Ayub Mr. Muhammad Asim Ayub is a Minister for Foreign Affairs with the National Youth Assembly. He worked as a lecturer at the NUML, and he has a broad knowledge of foreign affairs compliment with his field. He is a strategic thinker and speaks with clarity. Presently he is working in UK-based organization. Mr. Asim received his dual masters degrees in International Relations and Political Science from the National University of Modern Languages. Shahram Changezi Mr. Shahram Changezi is a Minister for Sports & Youth with the National Youth Assembly. He is only Pakistani in World Snooker PTC Order of Merit and ranked 79th out of top 100 in the world. Mr. Shahram Changezi has received an Asian Games Bronze Medal. Shahram Changezi is working seriously for the development of sports in the country. He has done his Masters in Business Administration.

Zameer Haider Zameer Haider is a Minister for Education with the National Youth Assembly. He is working in the development sector for the last 7 years and he has an extensive knowledge and practical working experience of social work. He has worked on maternal, neonatal and child health, education and poverty alleviation. He earned his masters in International Relation from the University of the Punjab in 2007. Presently, he is doing M.Phil in Government & Public Policy from the National Defence University.

YOUTH AMBASSADORS
Miss. Eram Shabbir (USA) Miss Sonia Hamid (Canada) Ms. Sadia Khan (UK) Mr. Zunnu Raen Akhtar (China) Miss Kanwal Abbasi (France) Mr. Haji Akbar Babar (Sweden) Mr. Sheeraz Ahmad (KSA) Mr. Abdul Rehman (Afghanistan) Mr. Mohammad Mohsin Tariq Khan (Turkey)

YOUTH GOVERNORS
Mr. Imran Yousaf Advocate, Punjab Mr. Abbas Khan Kasi, Balochistan Mr. Nauman Ul- Haq, KPK Ms. Alishba Jadoon, Sindh

NATIONAL NETWORK
The list of members from different districts of the country (Will be updated soon)

TWO-PARTY SYSTEM
The National Youth Assembly has two party systems, and every party has its own manifesto. Besides, every member has to join each of the party.

NATIONAL YOUTH ASSEMBLY TRUST

Introduction
The National Youth Assembly Trust (NYAT) is a registered Trust under the Laws of the Government of Pakistan, and is an independent charity, established in 2011 to build a brighter future for young people. The National Youth Assembly is a youth centered organization at whose heart is experiential learning to spearhead a Youth Led Development model in Pakistan. We do not simply take young people; rather we bring young people on a journey of discovery about themselves, their environment and ultimately help them to find their place in society.

Objectives
To promote and activate the sense of social service To create, support or facilitate programmes of education, learning or employment To improve the conditions of life for young people in Pakistan and to overcome barriers to their education, learning, training or employment To educate, train, assist and facilitate such individuals or groups to develop their physical and mental capacities and skills. Generate and disseminate credible information issues relating to Youth and development To give a voice to Youth in development and Governance issues Ensure greater involvement of Youth in Regional and international Processes

Vision
To work towards building self sufficient and self reliant citizens to achieve remarkable progress in all the areas that can define human achievement.

Mission
The National Youth Assembly Trust (NYAT) is a unique non-profit organization dedicated to rendering humanitarian services more effective, efficient and equitable so that they deliver faster, smarter missions - resulting in a stronger impact.

Values
Trust Team Action

VISITS / MEETINGS NATIONAL

Vice President NYA Met With the Prime Minister of Pakistan
The Vice President of the National Youth Assembly, Aamir Atlas Khan, met with the Prime Minister of Pakistan at Prime Minister House, Islamabad on 27th February, 2012. At this occasion, Member National Assembly, Jamshed Dasti and other key personalities were also present, and they discussed various aspects of youth development and potential of sports in the country. The Prime Minister assured his fullest cooperation to the vice president National Youth Assembly, Aamir Atlas Khan.

Visits to National Assembly of Pakistan

A fifteen-member delegation of the YSP visited the National Assembly on June 20th, 2011. In its very first visit, the members of the YSP observed the proceedings in the National Assembly. The Assembly session agenda; Foreign Affairs, was under discussion, which was chaired by the Speaker National Assembly, Dr. Fehmida Mirza. The members of the delegation were cordially welcomed by the legislators, members of National Assembly, etc. The delegates met with Federal Minister, Mr. Hafeez Sheikh; members parliament, Mr. Saleem Saifullah Khan; and Senator Illyas Bilour. Mr. Saleem Saifullah Khan; and Senator Illyas Bilour are also members of YSPs advisory board. The delegation also met with Mr. Waseem Akhtar (MNA, MQM), Farzana Raja (Chairperson Benazir Income Support Programme), Mr. Sheikh Waqas (State Minister), Senator Abdul Malik Baloch, Mr.Aftab Ahmad Sherpao (Ex-Interior Minister), Mr. Syed Samsam Bhukari (Ex State Minister for Information), and Mr.Murtaza Solangi (DG Radio Pakistan). During the visit, the members were taken to different Sections of the Parliament House. A visit to the Chamber of Mr. Faisal Karim Kundi (Deputy Speaker National Assembly) and other concerned authorities offices are also visited by the delegation.

Many prominent members of the Parliament supported the Idea of the Youth Senate and appreciated the Interest of the Members of Youth Senate Pakistan. The National Youth Assembly paid another visit with its seventeen-member delegation (session: 2012-13) to the National Assembly on February 8th, 2012. The Secretary General of ruling party, Jahangir Badar, senator Haji Adeel Ahmed, and MNA Abid Sher Ali, warmly welcomed the delegation. The members from different parties briefed the delegates about the functioning of Upper & Lower legislative Houses of the country. The National Youth Assemblys delegation demanded the legislators of different political parties to address the genuine issues faced by Pakistani youth today. They suggested forming a National Youth Commission to continue the pending activities/projects which were under supervision of federal ministry of Youth Affairs. The Information Secretary of PML (N), Senator Mushahid Ullah Khan, and Chairman Standing Committee on Economic Affairs, Malik Azmat Khan assured the delegation that they would raise voice within party for the suggested concepts of National Youth Assembly, especially; launching of Student Traveling Discount cards, MobileComputer Literacy programme, and the creation of National Youth Commission. Headed by the president National Youth Assembly, Hanan Ali Abbasi, the delegation was composed of seventeen Y-ministers, and members of NYA: Asim Nawaz Abbasi, Nadeem Mirza, Abdul Rehman, Farhan Rana, Sikander Ali, Madeeha Akram, Fatima Lodhi, Adnan Khan, Qasim Nawaz, Inam Abbasi, Naveed Ahmed Khan, Zameer Haider, Asim Gondal, Sheryar Khan, Saddam Ijaz, and Sardar Sami. The delegation viewed different portions of National Assembly, and observed the live proceedings of session of National Assembly. While talking to our reporter, the president NYA, Hanan Ali Abbasi said the purpose of this visit is to understand the working of National Assembly, and this experience of ours is said to be wonderful in both; in critical and encouraging manners. We are convinced to present our concepts to real legislators of the country for the implementation.

A Visit to the Election Commission of Pakistan

The Election Commission of Pakistan arranged a special briefing session for the members of National Youth Assembly at Election Commission of Pakistan on April 3, 2012. Syed Syer Afghan, Director General Election; Muhammad Imtiaz Alam, Director General Administration; Muhammad Afzal Khan, Director General Budget; Muhammad Khizar Aziz, Director General IT; Malik Masood Ahmed, Deputy Secretary, and others gave an insight overview to the members of the National Youth Assembly about the electoral developments, reforms, code of conducts for candidates, and computerized electoral system of the country. In this briefing, a plethora of reforms made by the ECP has been shared, especially the astronomical results of the widespread adoption of technology i.e., state-of-the art SMS service, optical scanning, Geographic Information System, EVM. In this occasion, the President NYA, Hanan Ali Abbasi, appreciated the achievement of the ECP for recording its name in the Guinness Book of World Record, and demanded to coerce the political parties to give representation to the youth of the country in accordance with the demographic proportion of the country. He also gave a detailed introduction of the National Youth Assembly. During this session, the National Youth Assembly gave some constructive suggestions, like; all political parties should be made bound to submit their ten-year strategic plan on national issue in the ECP, and they contest on proposed points, pre-election voter awareness campaigns should be launched, all-parties video advertisement ought to be aired about electoral awareness, the ECP should also launch an awareness campaign to reduce the influence of money in the election process and discourage election campaign based on prejudice. Mechanism for verification/auditing of return of

expenditure and publicity of returns by candidates in press, accounts of candidates and parties should be monitored through a system of check and cross check, the ECP should give freedom to the media for covering different aspects of electoral process, publicity and campaigning through wall writings rallies on public property, using loudspeakers for campaigning, cut-outs/banners and hoardings flags should be strictly banned, to reduce the influence of money, there should be a ban on house-to-house visit in last 48 hours, and there should be on transfer of officers likely to serve election 6 months before general elections. The high officials of ECP highly acclaimed the monumental services, especially for the political awareness in the country by the National Youth Assembly. The Director General Elections especially lauded the Himalayan efforts of the NYA and urged to play homologous role to bring the country on the road of real democracy. The President NYA assured his all-out effort to coordinate the Election Commission of Pakistan in its future plans. The members of the National Youth Assembly raised some questions, and put constructive suggestions regarding electoral reforms in the country. At this occasion, the Project Director of NYA, Farhan Bashir Rana; ministers, Muhammad Asim Gondal, Asim Nawaz; and members of NYA; Sheikh Ammar Shahzad, Muzaffar Hussain, Nisar Ali Yousafzai, Myra Ali, Maria Nawaz, Muhammad Nadeem Mirza, Malik Haroon, Arsalan Masood, Samina Kausar Abbasi, Raja Yasir Ayoub, and others gave pragmatic suggestions about the current electoral system o the country. At the end of the session, the ECP and the NYA agreed that both of the organizations would play their mutual role to develop interest and awareness among the masses, and for this purpose social media would also be properly utilized.

The NYA delegation officially visited the Ministry of Human Rights

The National Youth Assembly urged to make human rights education in schools and universities as a part of the curriculum. The Ministry of Human Rights should announce Youth Human Rights Award, appointment of Youth Human Rights Ambassadors in the proclamation and recognition of humanitarian work, and the Ministry should propose honorary degrees to credible human rights activists in forwarding the cause of human rights throughout the country. At this occasion, the Advisor to the Prime Minister, Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar, said that the Ministry of Human Rights would eliminate all the hated material from the curriculum that they have identified. The Advisor acclaimed the idea of the National Youth Assembly of Adyala Jail visit to study the jail system, and issued directives to manage this visit for the NYA delegation. Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar also assured to forwarding the concept of National Youth Commission in the power corridors. Moreover, the Advisor frankly offered the interested members of the NYA an internship with the Ministry of Human Rights to practically involve to alleviate the worsening situation of human rights problems faced by us. These suggestions were proposed by the delegation of the National Youth Assembly while meeting with Advisor to the Prime Minister, Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar. While talking to the youth delegation of the NYA, minister said that youth plays a pivotal role towards promoting the true spirit of human rights. He assured the delegation to underpin the philanthropic activities of the National Youth Assembly by far. While addressing to this occasion, the President NYA, Hanan Ali Abbasi, suggested that the Ministry of Human Rights should propose to form a non-partisan all-party human rights caucus in Parliament. He added that it would have monumental impact if the Ministry establish a regular time on radio and television for human rights programming and human rights education themes. The Vice President NYA and international squash player, Aamir Atlas Khan, offered, The National Youth Assembly candidly offers its platform to support the noble cause

carried out by the ministry of human rights. We hope that this collaboration would have monumental impact in society for creating awareness regarding human rights and, thus, enhance social fabric of the country. The Y-ministers and members of the National Youth Assembly, Farhan Rana, Asim Nawaz, Muzaffar Hussain, Maria Nawaz, Samina Kausar, Rubina Ahmed, Sheikh Ammar Shahzad, Muhammad Zuha, Sardar Samiullah, Malik Haroon, Fatima Lodhi, Shahzeb, Saad Khan Jadoon, Waheed Marwat, Zile Huma, Adnan Khan, Awais Safdar and others participated and shared their views for the betterment of human rights situation in the country. They said that the Ministry of Human Rights sponsors an annual Human Rights Essay Contest for students to present human rights papers and engage in open and lively discussion. Cash prizes along with certificates should also be awarded to the winners. They added that special awareness campaigns, seminars, conferences, etc. should be conducted by involving the youth and youth-led organizations, as the youth constitutes more than 60% of the country, can be supportive for this mission.

Youth Senate Delegations Visit to Punjab Assembly

The twenty-five-member delegation of the Youth Senate PakistanPunjab chapter met with Deputy Speaker Punjab Assembly, Rana Mashood Khan on April 28th, 2011. During YSPs delegation visit, a briefing was given to the members of the YSP about the working/functioning of Punjab assembly. The Deputy Speaker also convened a special meeting with the delegates, and expressed his desire to establish a liaison with the YSP. Youth Chief Minister of the YSP, Imran Yousaf (Advocate) introduced the organization and its landmark achievements. During meeting, the delegates proposed some new concepts of youth betterment/development projects, which were highly appreciated by the Deputy Speaker. The delegation was consisted of following members: Imran Yousaf (Advocate), Sajjad Mehmood Khan, Abdul Majid Malik, Faisal Dost Ali, Muddasar Shafique, Shayan Abbas Shah, Attaur-Rahman, Khalid (Advocate), Farhan Shabir, Inam ullah Bhatti, Sabir Younus, Hafiz Nauman, Maleeha Shafique, Salman Akram, Muhammad Usman and others.

YSP Delegations Met with Deputy Head of Mission in Pak Embassy Afghanistan
A three-member delegation led by Youth Ambassador of Youth Senate Pakistan for Afghanistan, Abdul Rehman Abbasi met Deputy Head of Mission, Mr. Mansoor Ahmed Khan in Pakistani Embassy Afghanistan. During this meeting the delegation discussed various issues specially restriction of work permit for Labor & Technician who are generating millions of dollars revenue & cause running of thousand of houses. The delegation also shed light on relaxation in work permits, Flexibility in visit visa issued by Afghan Embassy in Pakistan. The delegation suggested that at least a person can get VISA (Work Permit) who is holding the Higher Secondary School Certificate or Technical Diploma, Pakistani Companies which are registered in Afghanistan should be allowed to hire minimum 10 People from Pakistan. The delegation highlighted that 60,000- Pakistani Labor is generating 300 Million USD/Per annum. If the visa issuance problem is not addressed timely, then the 50% of the employers may tend to leave Afghanistan, and the remaining 50% will work without visa in Afghanistan. This will be again an issue for the Pakistan Embassy.

YSP delegation met with distinguished social worker Abdul Sattar Edhi
The YSP delegation led by former Youth Chief Minister met with renowned philanthropist, Abdul Sattar Edhi, on May 2011. The delegate briefed Abdul Sattar Edhi about the activities of the Youth Senate Pakistan and the social aspect of the organization. At this occasion, Abdul Sattar Edhi appreciated the services of the YSP, and shared some valuable timehonored ways to carry out philanthropic activities. The members of the YSP spent four hours at Edhi Home Karachi with Abdul Sattar Edhi and his team to know the whole gamut of the organization.

INTERNATIONAL
NYAs Delegation Attended International Youth Dialogue in Malaysia
World Assembly of Youth, WAY, conducted the Melaka International Youth Dialogue Shaping the Next Generation of Entrepreneurs held on 26-30 June, 2011 at Everly Resort Hotel Malacca, Melaka-Malaysia. The YSP received an invitation from WAY to attend the conference. The delegation represented YSP was composed of Youth Senator, Misbah uddin Malik; and Youth Chief Minister of KPK-Province, Nauman-ul-Haq. The Melaka International Youth Dialogue (MIYD) was officially opened on 27th of June 2011 by the Minister of Youth and Sports, Rt.Hon. Dato Sri Ahmad Shabery Cheek. More than 150 young people and youth leaders from 38 countries around the world participated in this dialogue. That was, indeed, an historic gathering which made some important recommendations that could assist national youth councils, youth organizations, governments and the global communities at large to empower youth to become successful entrepreneurs. Datin Paduka Seri Rosmah Mansor, wife of the Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, met with the participants of Malacca International Youth Dialogue. In her keynote address, Rosmah said Youth Entrepreneurs needed to adopt and promote universal values such as preserving the environment, gender equality, reducing poverty and eliminating disease. Misbah uddin Malik, in his keynote address said, Youth of Pakistan has not only sacrificed and survived but fought back with great courage the issues of terrorism and poverty. If opportunities provided, Youth of Pakistan proves to be the best Youth in the World as they always stand united, hand in hand, in the time of misery and disaster. Nauman ul Haq gave a splendid performance and sang a cultural song of Pakistan, which was highly appreciated by the Chief Minister, Melaka.

The official closing ceremony was held on 29th of June 2011 and conducted by Rt. Hon. Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam, the Chief Minister of Melaka, where in his speech he urged the young participants and guests striving to be successful entrepreneurs to consider the need to be socially responsible so that they can lead the way to the future

Representation of Pakistan in an International Conference in Iran by the President of NYA

The President National Youth Assembly, Hanan Ali Abbasi, while representing Pakistani youth, participated at an international conference; World Assembly of Islamic Awakening, in Tehran on 20-30th January 2012. He presented his research paper to the Secretary General of the conference, Ali Akbar Valayati. In his paper, Hanan Abbasi proposed some diagnostic solutions to the problems faced by Muslim Ummah today like, the need of tolerance and unity in the Muslims, launching of Muslim world TV channel as well as well-developed social media sites for portraying the better image of the Muslims, formation of General Assembly of Muslim youth, joint strategy against terrorism and revisit the diplomatic relationship with the west and other dominant nations, creation of International Muslim Youth Think-tank, and establishment of Muslim World Bank. Iranian President, Mahmud Ahmedinejad, at this occasion, delivered an opening speech of the conference. He said that todays participants are the future of the world, and urged them to gain educational edge by using modern technology. He further observed, The Islamic Revolution led by Imam Khomeini, the great revivalist of Islamic movements provided depth to Islamic thought, and by carrying through his philosophy we have to play a role to build peace and justice all over the world. More than 1200 young people from 73 countries of the world participated in the conference. At this occasion, the prominent leaders, speakers, ministers,

ambassadors, and members of the parliament from Islamic world were also present. The Pakistani delegates Hanan Ali Abbasi and Mustafa Haider Syed were honored to occupy reserved places, where the selected members, ambassadors and representatives of the Muslim world during meeting with Supreme Leader of Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, occupied those seats. The Pakistani delegates also received special traditional gifts from the Supreme Leader of Iran. The President NYA, Hanan Ali Abbasi also met with the delegation of various countries in person like, Canada, India, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom, Egypt, Jordan, Afghanistan, Nepal, Maldives, Malaysia, etc. Abbasi exchanged his views about Muslim world issues as well as had a chance to introduce his organization; the National Youth Assembly, and its services especially in the area of youth development. During a week-long stay in Iran, the participants of the conference were also taken to Province Mashhad, Isfahan, and Qum city of Iran, and briefed about the historical significance of those places. While addressing to the Commission of Indian and Pakistani delegates, Hanan Ali Abbasi said, The extremism and intolerance has devastated the image and repute of Islamic world, and urged that Islamic Ummah must maintain unity, and inculcate the culture of tolerance. Attaining a high quality education is considered inevitable for economic, political, social and cultural development. He stressed the Muslims to focus on scientific and technical education which is essential for development and progress in the modern times.

The NYAs Representative Sonia Sadaf visited the US as a Cultural Ambassador of Pakistan
The Representative of National Youth Assembly, Sonia Sadaf visited the United States of America as a Cultural Ambassador of Pakistan. Sonia Sadaf, a business graduate, was selected as a participant of Global UGRAD by the United States Educational Foundation in Pakistan to study at University of Arkansas in United States for one semester. During her visit in the United States, she represented the country, and the NYAs vision at global level. During her stay in the United States, she met with many high profile professionals of America including the retired general of American Army and the present democratic politician, Mr. Wesley Clark, and the Mayor of the city, Mr. Lioneld Jordan. They shared their point of views and provided satisfactory answers to her. She conducted a presentation on Pakistan in Holcombe Elementary School and Westwood Elementary school. The aim of her presentation was to create awareness about Pakistan in the school-going kids of America. She touched different aspects with special focus on culture as a cultural ambassador of Pakistan. Moreover, she delivered

a soft and peaceful image of Islam and Pakistan. Students and teachers of the schools were inspired by the magnificent culture of Pakistan. She also represented Pakistan during the IEW 2011. She decorated a stall and displayed Pakistani cultural items which remained a center of attraction for the visitors. Pakistani dresses, bangles and shoes won to receive abundant admiration from the spectators. She also painted Henna on the hands of the visitors.

Conferences / Seminars / Training Sessions

Pak-China Friendship Conference 2012

The president National Youth Assembly, Hanan Ali Abbasi, presented the concept of Pakistan China International University to the top-notch decision makers of Pakistan and China at Pak-China Friendship Conference held under Roots school systems Chinese Language Department in collaboration with the Pak China Institute on 18th February 2012. While addressing to the conference, he said, No doubt, Pakistan and China worked on countless projects in different fields in past but, one most important area education needs our attention and for a new beginning of educational friendship between Pakistan and China at Higher education level, we need to establish world Class University. Former Federal secretaries, Riaz Khokhar, Kanwar Dilshad, and twentytwo-member official delegation of Association of Cultural Exchanges of China, Notable stakeholders, dignitaries, government officials, intellectuals, academicians, educational speakers, progressive thinkers, students and media attended this event. The cultural event was organized to commemorate and celebrate the 60-year-long friendship of Pakistan-China and it warmly welcomed the esteemed delegation from China.

The Chairman Pakistan China Institute, Mushahid Hussain Syed, prominent analyst, Hameed Haroon; and Executive Director Roots School System, Faisal Mushtaq also addressed in this occasion, and they presented brief analyses of development potential between Pakistan and China. They informed that Roots School System is imparting Chinese language to more than 2200 students so that their inclination can be developed towards China. Addressing as a keynote speaker, Hanan Ali Abbasi, highly appreciated the efforts of Pak China Institute, and Roots School System for promoting Pak China relationship. He demanded that both countries should extend their talent & cultural exchange programs like other influential countries of the world, there should be a joint venture between, the worlds largest television broadcaster, CCTV, and Pakistan Television (PTV) to produce a joint Language Learning programs in both countries. He said that the significance of internet world or cyber world can not be underestimated because of its ever-present nature. Social media can be a great source of projecting Pak-Chinas stance on international issues. This is a need of the day to create well-developed Asians projection social media sites. He further added, in my opinion, the Creation of Pak China Youth Think-tank is also vital to address all key aspects of problems faced us today. The frequent interaction and brainstorming of youth think-tank can lead to better realistic solution. In the preceding day, the launching ceremony of Pak China Friendship magazine; YOULIN-GOOD NEIGBORS, the president NYA presented his book to the head of Chinese delegation. Former Prime Minister of Pakistan, Chaudhary Shujahat Hussain; Senator Mushahid Hussain Syed; Prof. Fateh Muhammad Malik; and other prominent personalities were also present at this occasion.

Lecture at National Defense University Islamabad

The prominent member of Pakistan movement, Brig (r) Iqbal Shafi (Sitara-e-Imtiaz), and President NYA, Hanan Ali Abbasi delivered lectures as keynote speakers at Department of Leadership & Management Studies - National Defense University, Islamabad. Target audience was composed of research students of Ph.D, M.Phil, and masters level. During these lectures, the speakers discussed different aspects of leadership, role of youth, challenges, and the historical background of different movements of the world.

In a questions/answers segment, students asked various questions and appreciated the learning and encouraging attitude of speakers.

Youth Motivation Seminar in COMSATS University

The COMSATS University invited the President National Youth Assembly, Hanan Ali Abbasi, as a Guest of Honor, in a seminar about Youth Motivation on May13th, 2011. The famous columnist, and anchor, Javed Chaudhary, was the chief guest in that occasion. Javed Chaudhary and Hanan Abbasi discussed various aspects of youth motivation during their addresses. While addressing to the audience, Javed Chaudhary said, Todays youth is born on the golden time of history, and they have ample opportunities to prove their worth. Any transformation or alteration which has become possible in the world as yet is a result of individual endeavor. Any Pakistani individual can achieve whatever he/she sets his/her heart on if he/she want. Hanan Ali Abbasi, at this occasion, said, Youth is said to be the backbone of any country. They can do everything if they wish to make it realize their dreams. If you go deep down to know the life history of successful Pakistanis, you would come to know that they have also done gigantic efforts towards earning good name in society. Every successful person of the world sets off his/her journey by doing trivial works/jobs. We have to firmly believe that today we can do anything for ourselves and for humanity. The administration of COMSATS University also presented souvenirs to their special guests, Javed Chaudhary and Hanan Ali Abbasi.

President NYA Hanan Ali Abbasi delivered lecture at MAJU Islamabad

The president National Youth Assembly, Hanan Ali Abbasi, delivered a lecture as a Chief Guest on The Role of Communication in Youth Leadership on 13th of April 2012 at Muhammad Ali Jinnah University (MAJU) Islamabad campus. It was a well-attended lecture composed of degree classes students and multidisciplinary researchers of department of Management Sciences. The Patron of the Crescendo Society of MAJU, Ms. Amina Zafar, Mr. Asif Ayub Kiyani, and Mr. Jawad welcomed the president of NYA and shed light on the topic. With a speech laced with motivation and inspiration, Hanan drew loud applause from the audience. He presented the examples of successful people of the world, and offered a sketch of success. He said that the youth of the country should channelize their talent and disfranchised energies into positive activities with commitment to serve the humanity with utmost sincerity and devotion. Hanan offered his insights as key leader and strategist, the youth should fill their minds with great thoughts and spread the nobility in thinking and action. He stressed on the need to instill confidence in youth. He said time management is very vital and advised the youth to be conscious of the way they manage their time in order to make progress in life. The youth should accept responsibilities and set goals to achieve their aims and objectives in life. He emphasized on the role of effective youth participation in decision-making & policy development process. In a questions/answers segment, he satisfied the audience with detail-oriented answers. A special souvenir was also presented to the president NYA at the end of this seminar.

Leadership Conference Reinvent Yourself

The National Youth Assembly organized Leadership Conference Reinvent yourself on 22nd January 2012 at PNCA-Islamabad, aimed at providing leadership and motivational support to its young participants coming from different nooks and corners of the country. At this occasion, Minister for Professional & Technical Training, Shahjahan Yousaf said, we profoundly went through the initial draft of NYAs Mobile-Computer Literacy Program, and we felt that with the help of this project we can impart IT education to more than 5,000 youngsters annually at their doorsteps, only with mere Rs 3 million; one time investment. He hoped that the National Youth Assembly would continue to flout the ideas of projects like that in future as well. The youth-related demands by NYA which are, of course, implement-able, like, allocation of reserve seats for youth in assemblies, launching of National Student Traveling Discount Cards, and the creation of National Youth Commission are in under discussion, said the Minister. The NYA President Hanan Abbasi pointed out the reserved seats for minorities and women in local government and parliament, but none for the youth. Hanan said that today they had taken a fresh step towards Leadership training of youth. He added, We shall head that mission with consistent effort, and focus on further enhancing awareness regarding youthrelated issues. He said that our target was to bring the leaders from different segments of society and gather them under one platform, and to prepare them for nation building. Advisor of National Youth Assembly, Ex-Senior Joint Secretary, Ministry of Youth Affairs, Sohaila Mushtaq delivered a motivational speech and urged the young participant that instead of waiting for the circumstance, create them for you by realizing your real potential. While addressing the Leadership Conference, Malala Yousafzai, an internationally acclaimed Childrens rights activist and a nominee for the prestigious International

Children Peace Award said, Im really impressed by the whole idea and existence of the National Youth Assembly. Its bringing a lot of different groups of people together. At first, before joining the National Youth Assembly, I had quite a vague idea what NYA was and what young people could do in an organization then at that period it was more about exploring. Motivational speeches by Change in Education CEO & Founder Faisal Mushtaq and international bronze medalist in snooker Shiram Chingezi gave insight into their success by urging people to do something instead of talking about change. Dont just complain, Mushtaq urged. The organizer of this conference and Federal Secretary of National Youth Assembly, Ammar Shahzad, while addressing the audience, said that the training session would help you transform, or change some area of your life. Concluding the event, an interactive session on leadership qualities and motivation was held by Nazia Ramzan, a well-known trainer from Karachi. In the closing of this conference certificates were distributed to all those present for their participation by National Youth Assembly.

7th Pakistan Young Leaders summit

The Pakistan Young Leaders Summit organized by Positive Pakistan held in Islamabad on April 29, 2012, in which the top-notch personalities of the country like, the Chancellor Ripha University, Dr. Anees Ahmed; CEO Nayatel Pakistan, Wahaj-usSiraj; MD Institute of Business Leadership, Waheed Sharif; pioneer Mohsinan-ePakistan Foundation, Abdullah Gul; Chairman Positive Pakistan Foundation, Chaudhary Ikram Zahid Advocate and President Positive Pakistan Foundation, Abid Khari presented their valuable views. The President National Youth Assembly, Hanan Ali Abbasi also delivered a speech as a keynote speaker in this summit. Hanan Ali Abbasi, at this occasion, said that the youth should come forward and play their role as an agent of change in this grave situation. The government should realize the need of youth platforms at national level so that the participation of youth in the decision-making process can be ensured. He underscored the importance of creating opportunities for youth and urged the youth to come forward for shouldering their collective responsibility. Hanan said, We are sparing no effort to promote humanitarian activities and the participation of youth in decision making process through our platform; the National Youth Assembly. He appreciated the organizers for creating such a good opportunity for the youth.

Leadership & Public Speaking - April 22, 2011

The National Institute of Cultural Studies conducted a nine-day course Leadership & Public Speaking for 25 members of the Youth Senate Pakistan in Islamabad to build practical insights about leadership. The first class has held on 16th April, 2011 at Lok Virsa, Islamabad, and this weekly session shall continue till the end of May. The trainer of Leadership & Public Speaking training were Rauf Khalid R.I.P (President National Institute of Cultural Marwat (President Islamabad Toastmasters Club).

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In this session, Rauf Khalid said that leadership is the art of motivating a group of people to act towards achieving common goals efficiently and effectively. He put it in simpler terms; that the leader is one who builds inspiration among his/her followers, and he/she acts as a director of the action. He or she is the person in the group that possesses the combination of personality and skills that makes others want to follow his or her direction. Mr. Akbar Jan Marwat discussed leadership and speaking skills as: a good leader is one who makes a lasting impression on people and motivates scattered people at one point. A leader is someone who has followers. He noted out that great fear that many people have, is speaking before a group or audience. The primary reason is that they are afraid of looking foolish in front of other people. The way to overcome this fear is through preparation, a safety net, and a positive attitude toward the audience. He said, Public speaking is the process of speaking to a group of people in a structured, deliberate manner intended to inform, influence, or entertain the listeners. It is closely allied to presenting, although the latter has more of a commercial connotation. The Table Topics portion of a meeting took place before or after the formal prepared speeches segment and usually lasts 2 or 2.50 minutes. The Trainers announced a topic and called on several members, one at a time, who gives impromptu one- to-twominute responses to that topic. They talked about table talk all the participants went one by one and discussed one question that would be asking at this context seven people become qualified and District member YSP, Bushra Nazir, won this session and District member Naveed Ahmad was a runner up. During this segment an interesting situation created by Mr. Rauf Khalid and Akbar Jan Marwat gave comment one by one to all the participants and tells them about their Skills for battement in public speaking. /The lecture embraces the following guideposts:

 Step to over come that fear Be well-prepared before addressing to a group Practice your speech Have a backup, in case you forget what you want to say Reduce the fear of your audience Relax yourself just before you speak. Rauf Khalid says Dont wait for an opportunity to start what your mind has already started. Just make it happen!

Leadership Seminar at Dar-ul-Sukun Karachi

The National Youth Assemblys Sindh chapter has conducted two different events We are United, and Leadership born or made at Dar-ul-Sukun, Karachi on the following dates 11 Feb. 2012, and 10 March, 2012. Dar-ul-Sukun is a home for children and adults that are rejected by society and their families because of a deformity or being mentally challenged. With four branches spread across the city, the one at Kashmir Road cares for almost 150 people. NYA members and volunteers spent two days with the special children and adults of Dar -ul-Sukun. These events were arranged in manner to make them feel that they are also important and normal people of the society. Alishba Jadoon- Youth Governor National Youth Assembly, Ali Khan Tareen- Trainer in Young Social Reformers, Fahad Rizvi- President Young Social Reformers, Dr. Fehmida Khatoon Assistant professor DOW medical and Mohammad Ali Kolachimember NYA delivered their lectures and shared their ideas on different aspects of leadership and social work. Second event was conducted by NYA-Sindh Chapter at Dar ul Sukun. Alishba Jadoon, Youth Governor Sindh, trainer, Muhammad Saad, Lecturer Bahria College Karachi, and others, at this occasion, Muhammad Saad delivered presentation on Leadership born or made? Alishba Jadoon delivered her lecture and indulges audience in different activities related to Leadership and Communication barriers. Youth representative Hina performed activities with the audience. The organizer of both events was Syed Ali Asghar, member NYA, who left no stone unturned to well manage these events.

SESSIONS
The Introductory Session of National Youth Assembly
The oath-taking ceremony of new members of the National Youth Assembly held at Sir Syed Memorial Society on 13th December 2011. Brig(R) Iqbal Shafi, Pakistan Movement Gold Medalist, Sitara-e-Imtiaz and Ambassador for International Peace (I.P.F) administered oath to the members during this swearing-in ceremony. The following members of National Youth Assembly took oath: Imran Manzoor, Farhan Rana, Asim Nawaz, Sheikh Ammar Shahzad, Madiha Akram, Maria Ali, Maira Khan, Zile Huma, Adeel Ahmed, Naveed Khan, Sardar Sami ullah, Abdul Rehman, Ghulam Mustafa advocate, Muhammad Nadeem Mirza, Asim Gondal, Tahira Naseem, Zaheer-ud-din Babar, Hikmatullah Kakar and others. The members showed a great enthusiasm, and vow to loyalty with the organizations mission.

Introductory Session of YSP

The Youth Senate Pakistan held an introductory session in Parliament Lodges Islamabad on February 2011. The meeting was chaired by Chairman YSP, Hanan Ali Abbasi. District Members Dr. Misbah-ud-din, Amad Musharaf, Bushra Nazir, Mubashir Zahid Abbasi, Aman-ul-haq, Naveed Khan, Asim Nawaz Abbasi, Jamal Janjua, Sheikh Amaar, and others participated in this meeting. The members expressed their opinions about youth developmental concepts, and agreed to raise unanimous voice for youth rights, and propose new concept for the betterment of the country. At this occasion, Hanan Ali Abbasi said, Youth of Pakistan can play a vital role to strengthen democratic spirit in the country. Unfortunately, Pakistani youth is always neglected in decision-making process. He added, the YSP

will provide symbolic senate structure to youth of Pakistan to exercise and participate in parliamentary process. At this occasion, the ex-opposition Leader of KPK province, Mushtaq Ghani, also shared his parliamentary experiences with the members of YSP. He said that the YSP is very important platform for visionary youngsters, and hoped that the YSP would show the youth of the country a way that leads to real parliament. After this session, a delegation of the YSP met Senator Humayun Mandokhail; he assured his full cooperation to the Youth Senate Pakistan. He agreed to compile research paper How Pakistani institutions can be strengthened?

Oath-Taking Ceremony Punjab

The members of the NYA Punjab chapter took an oath in a swearing-in ceremony on 7th March 2012. The Provincial Minister for Education, Mujtaba Shuja-ur-Rahman administered oath to: Youth-Governor of NYA, Imran Yousaf Advocate; Provincial YouthMinisters NYA, Madeeha Akram, Maleeha Shafique, Farhan Shabir, Sonia Sadaf, Sofiyan Akram Mughal, Sajjad Mahmood Baloch, Saad Ali, Ashiq Hussain, Babar Nayab, Aamir Shahzad, Khurram Shahzad, Abbas Muhammad Ashfaq, Muhammad Bin Abdul Aziz, M. Asif Malik, Abbas Khan, Shahyan Abbas, Ashiq Hussain and others. The members of the NYA-Punjab vowed to carry out their activities in accordance with the ideology of their organization, and undertook that the enhancement of countrys image, youth development and other philanthropic activities would be their cardinal responsibilities while working under the NYAs platform. The Provincial Education Minister, Mujtaba Shuja-urRahman lauded the unprecedented role and services of the National Youth Assembly, and offered the members of the National Youth Assembly to take part in the ministry as Youth Education Advisors, which was accepted by the Youth-Governor NYA , Imran Yousaf Advocate.

The Youth-Governor assured the Provincial Education Minister his all-out support in legislative and decision-making process. The Youth-Governor maintained that the involvement of youth in the process would give birth to innovative ideas of betterment.

Special Session of YSP at National Library

The renowned TV Director and bureaucrat Rauf Khalid while addressing the session of the YSP said, a dream of bright and prosperous vision can be achieved only by young generation of Pakistan. In a special lecture delivered to the session of the Youth Senate at National Library Islamabad on 28th March 2011, he raised a thought-provoking question, If the whole nation can unite on cricket, then why they cannot assemble to bring honest and sincere leadership in Pakistan. The real strength of establishments is the surety to emerging Pakistan, and in order to introduce the bureaucracy, free of political intervention, the large and heartfelt parties have to adopt an agreed strategy. Rauf said, Its time to take initiative rather than mere words. On this occasion, the chairman of the YSP, Hanan Ali Abbasi said, Youth is strong force in social movements. If the energy, intelligence and resources of youth are fully and properly utilized the country can make headway. He added, The Youth Senate has become a credible youth forum in Pakistan, where the youth from Karachi to Khyber raise the concept of new leadership. Former Deputy Chairman, Anam Javed Cheema has also expressed her views, The youth will have to compete with sporting spirit. The Youth Senate will play its role for uniting future of Pakistan for a positive and constructive change. During this session, newly-selected members of the YSP, Misbah-ud-din Malik, Sharyar Khan, Raja Ammad Musharaf, Asim Abbasi, Nadia Ashraf, Bushra Nazir, Jamal Janjua, Hikmat ulllah Kakar, Asad Kazmi, Mubashir Zahid Abbasi, Raja Shahid, Syed Aoun Kazmi, Asad Tanoli, Adnan Nisar, Naveed Khan, Muhammad Aslam, Manzoor Hussain, and Sheikh Haris also addressed to the session, and they vowed that the youth of the country will play their role to raise the Pakistani flag using the platform of the YSP.

Oath Taking Of Sindh Chapter at Karachi Press Club

A special session was held at the Karachi Press Club on April 30th, 2011. In this occasion, the administration of oath to the District members Sindh of the YSP also carried out. Advisor to the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Dr. Mirza Ikhtiar Baig was the chief guest at this ceremony. At this occasion, the members were vowed to play their role for the betterment of society, and Dr. Mirza Ikhtiar Baig showed his pleasure to address new members of the Youth Senate Pakistan. He said, I pin lots of confidence and expectation from the youth of this country. He opined, To me leaders are those who change their nations; some of them are God gifted, some of them go through a process, and Quaid-e-Azam was one of them. Today, our youth is looking for the leaders who can leave up to their expectations. Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto met the expectations of this nation but was taken away from us. We should bank on such leaders, and give those opportunities rather than discouraging those. I will show you my fullest co-operation both, personal and governmental. In this occasion, members from Sindh chapter, Nauman Adil, and Alishba Jadoon expressed their gratitude to the Chief Guest and the members of the YSP who spare their precious time to gather in this session. Oath taking ceremony was also conducted during the session. All the district members from Karachi took oath that they will serve YSP and Pakistan with all their responsibility. The newly-selected District Members: Nauman Adil, Shiraz Quershi, Sadeed Mirza, Nimra Malik, Rukaiya Abbasi, Zuhair, Azmat Ali, Haji Kareem, Haris Khan, Alishba Jadoon, Haris Jadoon and others took oath from Advisor to the Prime Minister. Director Business development of Rahshow Trainers, Mr. Nisar Moosa delivered a lecture to the members of the YSP. He discussed the subject of Leadership and Youth Affairs. He said, Dont search leadership potential in youth they already have but its important that it should be developed in the youth. Leadership is not a position because it will affect that process through which leaders are formed. He added, Take leadership as a mission, a platform through which you can serve your nation.

PARTNERS
Strategic Relationship with Sir Syed Memorial Society

The Sir Syed Memorial Society is a credible Pakistani social movement working since 1984 with wellestablished complex in Federal capital Islamabad, Pakistan. This society has been providing extraordinary services in the area of education, awareness, leadership training and now its goal is to establish a university by the name of Sir Syed University. Its president The NYA and SSMS have become partners by signing MoU related to youth activities. The MoU was signed on 13th December, 2011; Brig (r) Iqbal Shafi and Hanan Ali Abbasi signed the MoU for working together in future.

Working Relationship with Punjab Assembly & Ministry of Youth KPK

National Youth Assembly and its Upper House Youth Senate also coordinated with Punjab Assembly during its dengue awareness campaign and conducted Provincial Youth Festival in KPK with the collaboration of Ministry of Youth Affairs, Government of KPK for year 2011 and 2012.

Strategic Relationship with the Capital Development Authority

The Capital Development Authority (CDA) is an official partner of the National Youth Assembly in a joint tree planting campaign. The CDA fully supported the Go Green Youth campaign of the NYA. In this regard, an awareness walk launched on March 1st, 2012, whereas, a tree planting event held on 23rd March, 2012, in which the NYA planted three hundred trees in the collaboration of the Capital Development Authority.

PROJECTS
COMPLETED PROJECTS

Feeding Hungry Campaign

During the holy month of Ramadan-ul-Mubarak the upper house of the National Youth Assembly - Youth Senate Pakistan launched a special campaign Iftar Project through its active members. We arranged the utility family packs weighing 20 kg flour 10kg, sugar 2 kg, lentils 3 kg, ghee 2.5 kg, dates 1 kg, milk powder 1 kg. Each packs containing sufficient quantity of food enough to meet the need of 5 persons for five days. The members of NYA raised money to provide Iftar for all the have-not families in the backward nooks and corners of the country using our national network of Youth District Members, and served them by their own hands. This project was especially for the flood victims of the country, thousands of people ate Iftar and dinner sitting on mate laid down by YSP. In the present state of affair, hungry mouths are multiplying. The wave of price hike of petroleum and other commodities has badly affected the mediocre and lower class. On realizing the current situation, we decided to take up the responsibility of feeding thousands of empty stomachs across the country, and by the grace of God, we successfully fed 40,000 people in 20 districts of the country. We target the areas, like government hospitals and some key terminals of different cities of the country. Highlights of some congregational iftar dinner and food distribution are as follow:

Iftar for Poor at PIMS Hospital

Youth Senate Pakistan arranged a huge Iftar & dinner to more than fifteen hundred people in its two Iftar dinner at PIMS. These iftars were for those poor people who had come from far-flung areas of the country as attendants of their patients at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) hospital, Islamabad. YSP served with a complete platter to the needy people. The iftar & dinner included dates, a care of fruit, pakoras, chicken biryani, etc. Iftar and dinner was dish out in respectful, organized manner at Green Belt of PIMS hospital. There was also a separate arrangement for females. YSPs members served their guests on their own, and didnt eat until they had served them. This spirit of hosts was highly appreciated by the people who were present there. On this occasion, the Chairman of YSP, Hanan Ali Abbasi, Project Director, Farhan Bashir Rana, Youth Senators, Imran Manzoor, Ammar Shahzad, Youth Ambassador for Afghanistan Abdul Rehman, Deputy District Coordinator Rawalpindi, Adnan Nisar, District Members, Naveed Khan, Mubashir Zahid Abbasi, Mohid, Sheikh Haris, Umair, Aslam, and volunteer of YSP, Raja Sikandar were present and served the poor people. A national, credible TV Channel, Dawn TV exclusively covered the event.

Iftar at Bus Stop Pirwadahi- Rawalpindi

Youth Senate is continuing to arrange iftar for poor. In connection with this, YSP has covered its next venue i.e., Bus stop Pirwadahi. An iftar dastarkhan was laid for hundreds of deserving passengers, who travel from this over-crowded terminal on economical fare. YSP maintained its same tradition of serving people with its true spirit. A well-balanced iftar and dinner menu were served to the poor passengers. At this event a unity among people has also been observed there was a zero-difference among a range of age group, and classes of a society. On this occasion, the chairman, Hanan Ali Abbasi, members of YSP, Imran Manzor, Sheikh Haris, Mohid ullah, Naveed Khan, Mubashir Zahid Abbasi, Aslam, and Umair were also present and hosted the iftar party. Besides, District Member Sialkot, Umer Shafique along with his team especially visited the iftar venue, and also served the guests. YSP members vowed to further this passion in many districts of Pakistan.

YSPs Iftar at Orphanage Abbottabad

The Youth Senate Pakistan hosted the iftar party in honor of orphans at the citys orphanage. This orphanage was established in 1940 and rendering services since then. The District Coordination Officer (DCO), Abbottabad, Syed Zaheer-ul-Islam; the Chairman YSP, Hanan Ali Abbasi; Youth Senator, Ehsen Naveed Irfan; District Member YSP, Saad Khan Jadoon among others, attended the Iftar programme. Speaking on the occasion, Syed Zaheer-ul-Islam said, Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Allam Iqbal had laid the foundation of Pakistan in their early ages. And, today, when its a time of stability phase of the country, the youth is the only hope for Pakistan. He deeply appreciated the team of Youth Senate for their remarkable efforts. The President NYA, Hanan Ali Abbasi addressed to the audience and said, When leadership will emerge from this deprived and poor segment of the society, the all problems will be solved and well-addressed. He added while speaking to the orphans that many of the big guns of the world were orphans, but they burnt midnight oil to achieve their goals. He stressed the orphans to get inspirations from those glittering names of the history. Youth Senator, Ehsen Naveed; District Member, Saad Khan Jadoon; and Chairman of the orphanage, Sajid Awan also expressed their views on this occasion. They said, We want the orphans of the country well fed and clothed as their contemporaries. The aim of this event is to integrate the orphans with the society and make them an integral part of a bigger community that cares.

Mass Iftar Arranged By YSP at DHQ Mardan-KPK

The Youth Senate Pakistan held iftar event, and took special efforts in organizing mass iftar at District Headquarter Hospital, Mardan-KPK, on Sunday, August 21, 2011. Nearly 500 people patients and their attendants were present in the congregational breakfasting. On this occasion, special seating arrangements were made for women and children compatible with local culture. A delicious meal was served at iftar including dates, pakoras & fruit for iftar, and rice, chapatti, gravy (meat) for dinner. The President NYA, Hanan Ali Abbasi, and YSP-Chief Minister KPK, Nouman-ul-Haq specially participated at this event. The chairman flanked with its team also paid visit to different wards of the hospital, and listened to the problems faced by poor patients there. The President NYA highly appreciated the efforts of District Coordinator, Zeeshan Hoti, Abid Khan, and their team for organizing mass iftar-cum-dinner for marginalized and

needy people. Youth Ambassador for Afghanistan, Abdul Rehman; District member, Amir Khurshid; and YSP volunteer, Arsalan Younis were also present at this occasion. After iftar a formal meeting was arranged at local restaurant in which the Chairman Youth Senate gave a comprehensive briefing to the members of District Mardan.

Iftar at MEO Hospital Lahore

YSP has achieved another milestone of its project IFTAR KA SATH. A grand Iftar party was arranged at MEO hospital, Lahore in this regard, and poor patients attendants enjoyed the free Iftar meal being extended and served by the Youth Senate Pakistan. The Iftar program was attended by more than five hundred people, who come from various places. The program was successfully held with hard work and commitment of YSPs Punjab team, who have been tasked with that charitable, but laborious obligation. The following members were present at the occasion unless otherwise indicated: YCM, Imran Yousaf Advocate; Sajjad Mehmood Khan, Abdul Majid Malik, Atta-urRahman, Farhan Shabir, Saad, Zain Imran, Abbas Khan, Mian Majid, Khalid Advocate, Awais Qadir and others The 1st birthday of the YSP was also celebrated at one of the members residence, Saad. On the occasion, a cake-cutting ceremony was organized, and the President NYA, Hanan Ali Abbasi, cut a cake. The president congratulated the members of the Youth Senate on the auspicious moment, and praised their altruistic effort towards achieving the YSPs mission. While addressing to the members of YSP-Punjab, Hanan Ali Abbasi said that we have stepped into the New Year with new spirit. The first year was, of course, difficult for us to establish our national network, and efficient working. Now, we have achieved most of our defined goals. The President NYA apprised the members about new alterations and additions in the organization. A question-answer segment was also included, and the President NYA answered members queries satisfactorily.

Ration Distribution in Districts Hyderabad, Mirpur Khas, Jamshoro & Rawalpindi

DISTRICTS HYDERABAD A ration distribution ceremony was held by Youth Senate Pakistan in Hyderabad Press Club, Hyderabad on July 30th, 2011 for Special persons having no financial support. Alhamdulillah, YSP has launched an iftar project in more than fifteen far-flung divisions of the country and in the end of this month has its plan to host fifty thousand people. The first ration distribution ceremony started with recitation of the holy Quran by Ms Nazleen (Special person; blind). At this occasion, YCM Alishba Jadoon addressed to the audience and distributed Ramadan ration among them, which included Flour, Rice, Oil, Daal, Dry milk, etc. She said, We have set a new trend to motivate the youth to participate in such noble cause. Youth Minister for women, Rukaiya Ashraf Abbasi, Dr. Asif, and Asad Majeed actively participated in that event.

MIRPUR KHAS Youth Senate Pakistan-Sindh distributed a one-month-ration among needy patients in Civil Hospital, Mirpur Khas on 7th August, 2011, where the patients from different remote villages are spending a pathetic life. Youth Chief Minister YSP Alishba Jadoon along with her team members Haris Jadoon, Hamad Asghar, Dr.Asif Ali, Moeen and host friends of Mirpur Khas Saira, Sidra and Asadullah visited every department of the hospital including children ward and listened to their problems of the patients and their attendants. A ration has been given to more than 20 families after a stringent screening process set for deserving families. KOTRI-JAMSHORO YSP-Sindh Chapter distributed a one-month-ration among the poor families at Kotri press club in District Jamshoro on 9th August, 2011. Twenty representatives of poor families, belonging to different areas, gathered at Press Club, Kotri. Ramazan ration were distributed by Youth Chief Minister Sindh Alishba Jadoon and Youth Minister of Education Nimra Malik according to proper registration and list. YCM Alishba Jadoon delivered her thoughts while explaining the core idea of the Iftar project in front of media. On the occasion, YCM Alishba Jadoon said that the purpose of such ceremony at Press Club is not to project ourselves but, to disseminate the message to the youth of Pakistan to come out of their dwellings to serve humanity.

Door-To-Door Ration Distribution in Rawalpindi

A Door-to-door ration distribution campaign in the holy month Ramazan was carried out in District Rawalpindi. YSP-Deputy District Coordinator, Adnan Ahmed Nisar made all necessary arrangements to distribute a one-month-ration among poor residents of the city. People who benefited from this campaign of Youth Senate were living below poverty line. A team of YSP itself distributed the ration packets at the doorsteps of poor people. They, in this way, commiserate with people who are deprived and waiting for donations

YSP-Iftar at Civil Hospital Jhelum

Youth Senate has achieved its another milestone by hosting an Iftar for the patients of Civil Hospital Jhelum. The Iftar party was arranged within the hospital, and the patients coming from different backward areas benefited from this Iftar & dinner party. The President NYA, Hanan Ali Abbasi, accompanied with his team invited patients of different wards in a respectable manner. District Coordinator of YSP, Mohsin Luqman, District members, Abubakkar Shakeel, Raja Asad and their volunteers took great pain to arrange this party. Youth Ambassador for Afghanistan, Abdul Rehman, was also present at this occasion. The management of hospital showed the chairman YSP and his team various wards of the hospital to know the grievances of patients. During the visit, YSP team found that the lack of clean drinking water is a major cause of different dangerous diseases. At this occasion, while addressing to the members and the group of volunteers the President NYA said, The youth of Pakistan is a ray of hope for rendering its services to the poor and have-nots. Our Iftar project is actually a training process for the members of YSP so that they can serve the humanity. He also added, This spirit of serving poor is a source of inspiration for upcoming generation. They can see for themselves how the members of YSP utilizing their own resources and time to sympathize distraught people.

NYA has planted 300 Trees on Pakistan day

The National Youth Assembly initiated its nationwide tree planting campaign by planting 300 trees in the green area of F-10/1, Islamabad in the collaboration of Capital Development Authority, CDA. Minister for Professional & Technical Training, Sardar Shahjahan Yousaf inaugurated NYAs tree plantation campaign by planting a sapling, and prayed specially for the stability and prosperity of the country at Pakistan Day, 23rd March.

Former Secretary Election Commission, Kanwar Dilshad; Ex secretary Youth Affairs, Sohaila Mushtaq; and other prominent figures also planted trees in this ceremony. In this occasion, the Minister for Professional & Technical Training, Sardar Shahjahan Yousaf said, The National Youth Assemblys Go Green Youth campaign would be highly fruitful to achieve the goal of green Pakistan. If youth of the country, which is 63% of the total population, take interest to plant trees in the country, then we can, as a whole, plant more than 10 crore trees in the county, and it would be environmentally beneficial also. Minister said that National Youth Assemblys role as a symbolic parliament is highly appreciable, and the government of Pakistan would spare no effort to encourage these types of Youth-led initiatives. While addressing to the ceremony, Sohaila Mushtaq, and Kanwar Dilshad said that the spirit of National Youth Assembly members is, no doubt, deserves a great appreciation and it is the new beginning to involve youth in pragmatic activities. At this occasion, President NYA, Hanan Ali Abbasi said, Today, in accordance with the Pakistan Day, we initiated a campaign to plant 50 thousand trees in the country under Go Green Youth campaign. The ministers and members of National Youth Assembly, Imran Manzoor, Asim Nawaz, Asim Gondal, Aamar Shahzad, Muzaffar Hussain, Sikandar Ali, Naveed Khan, Rameez Mumtaz, Shahzeb Haider, Rabia Iftikhar, Maria Khan, Raja Yasir, Malik Haroon, Sardar Sami, Hikmat Kakar, and others specially participated, and planted saplings at this occasion.

PROJECTS IN PIPELINE
NYA designs IT literacy programme

The National Youth Assembly always attaches much importance to impart and promote education in ignored areas. Mobile-Computer Literacy programme is one of the ambitious projects of the NYA which is designed and planned to dispense IT education to the people of neglected areas at their doorsteps. Without having IT education/skill, it has almost become next to possible that any nation can progress in this tech-era. The National Youth Assembly feels the sense of its responsibility and designed a full-fledged training programme to equip the students with the basics of Information Technology. The NYA-operated mobile van equipped with all pertinent facilities, like; computers, printer(s), web-camera(s), projector, etc. will move town-to-town. The convertible van of National Youth Assembly would move to far-flung and the areas which are educationally-ignored. With the coordination of local community, and government-owned educational establishment, the NYA will conduct classes using the premises of school/college of that area. Lectures will be delivered using the state-ofthe-art technology; like, projector. 200 students will get training at same time. Handouts will also be provided to the participants for further more understanding about computer use. Later, the students will be provided opportunity to practice what they learn on their respective computer. The National Youth Assembly (NYA) has designed a unique IT literacy programme 2012 Mobile-Computer Literacy Project for the ignored people of the society. President National Youth Assembly Hanan Ali Abbasi told APP that NYA is equipped with computers, printer, web-camera, and Intern facility suitable for 20 students at a time. It has in built electricity system containing generator, UPS and batteries of 10 hours back-up facility. Presentation will be given by using projector and at least 200 students will get training at same time, he said. Hanan said that lectures will be delivered to the participants of training via projectors. A fifteen days course of 75 hours duration, containing computer typing, MS Office, Introduction of E-mail and Internet including web-browsing has already been designed for this training project. From this project, new computers labs will be built in slum areas of the country. Our highly effective charitable computer donation programme produces a substantial impact on the quality of life for many .

Heath on Wheels
Establishment of Mobile Health Units under Health on Wheels Project is an innovative idea, and model concept of National Youth Assembly, which will provide out reach healthcare services to the poor, marginalized, neglected, uncovered and remote areas of Pakistan. These mobile health units will be operated by National Youth Assembly for providing preventive and curative medical services the most vulnerable communities particularly women and children. The projects aims are: Reduce Maternal Mortality through provision of quality maternal and child healthcare services at the door steps of marginalized / underserved people of Pakistan Awareness on maternal and child health issues Provision of curative and diagnostic services Provision of free of cost drugs / medicines Increasing access to MCH services Reducing the gap of unmet needs for family planning services Increasing Immunization Coverage Advocacy with the health department for enhancing outreach and ensuring sustainability

EVENTS / CELEBRATIONS
Youth Senate celebrated Birthday in all provinces

Youth Senate Pakistan organized a party to celebrate Pakistans Independence Day and the first birthday of YSP. In this regard, the cake cutting ceremony was held at all four provinces of the country, and vowed to make headway in future. The central ceremony in connection with this was held at PIMS Hospital with poor patients instead of any luxury place. The members of YSP Rawalpindi/Islamabad branch and

attendants of poor patients gathered in large numbers at Pakistan Institute of Medical Science (PIMS), Islamabad and celebrated the first birthday of the YSP. The President NYA, Hanan Ali Abbasi, cut a cake especially made for the occasion followed by Iftar

dinner; served under YSPs Iftar project Iftar Ka Sath to the patients and attendants of far-flung areas of the country. The second cake cutting ceremony was held at Mazar-e-Quaid Karachi where former Youth Chief Minister of YSP, Alishba Jadoon, Haris Khan, Nimra Malik, and others made this ceremony memorable. The third ceremony was held in Lahore where the members of Punjab chapter gathered, and cut a special cake with President NYA, Hanan Ali Abbasi, and Youth Chief Minister Imran Yousaf. The fourth Ceremony was in Quetta where the Youth Governor Abbas Khan celebrated this occasion with his team.

Condolence on the death of Rauf Khalid

The National Youth Assembly and Youth Senate Pakistan mourn the death of Rauf Khalid; member advisory Board of the NYA, actor, filmmaker, television writer/director and ex-serviceman who has passed away in an unfortunate road accident on 24 November 2011. Rauf Khalid was known for his Kashmir based patriotic plays Laag and Angar wadi. The President, National Youth Assembly, Hanan Ali Abbasi and Vice President Amir Atlas Khan expressed deep grief at Rauf Khalids death, and said Rauf Khalid had always inspired the youth of Pakistan. His services have been a great source of inspiration for us to do something for the needy and underprivileged. During our struggle, his guidance and services were a source of motivation. We are incredibly saddened at the passing of Rauf Khalid. Rauf Khalids demise death is too hard to accept. Its a great loss for the National Youth Assembly. Hanan has instructed his cadres to hold condolence programmes in the memories of Rauf Khalid. The death of Rauf Khalid has created a vacuum which will be difficult to fill up. His death is a big loss not only for the National Youth Assembly but for country also.

Rauf Khalid died on 24 November 2011 in a traffic accident on motorway near Shaikhupura. His memories and services for the National Youth Assembly as a member of advisory board will always be remembered and cherished.

CAMPAIGNS
Fourteen Points of NYA on National Issues
The National Youth Assembly has identified some socio-political problems faced by us with viable solutions to address these problems. After having thorough research and brainstorming, we draw a fourteen-point as remedies to overcome these issues. These fourteen points are the reflection of the founder of Pakistan; Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah.

PROBLEMS POOR POLITICAL DISPENSATION Our country is a victim of plethora of maladies, like poor political dispensation, feeble institutions, and historically, the system of governance democracy has been unable to take root in the country.

SOLUTIONS

We need to take drastic initiative to remove mess created by current political dispensation through awakening the youth, and creating awareness about real democratic values. A well-defined strategy should be devised after discussing every avenue for strong and harmonized institutionalization. Like China, there should be a leadership institute for the preparing the nurseries for future decision makers.

EDUCATION There is a double standard education in the country divided between rural and urban, and poor and rich. The syllabus is also said to be unsuccessful in attaining the real spirit of humanity and patriotism There should be a uniform education for all students of the country at every level, and at least 5% of the annual budget should be earmarked for education. In order to achieve Universal Primary Education (UPE), the government should take steps on emergency basis. The syllabus should be designed in job oriented manner, and technical education should be included in syllabus. Like National Internship Program, there should be a National Outreach Program aim at providing jobs to 0.1 Million graduates near to their residence.

BALOCHISTAN ISSUE Balochistan has an unfortunate history of denial of rights and repression against those who demand them. It is doubly unfortunate because it has been largely ignored by the political forces as well as the media, barring untoward incidents such as the murder of Nawab Akbar Bugti. The recent Balochistan package has failed to address the real issues of Balochistan. All the Baloch political parties must be taken into confidence, military operation must be ceased, create new jobs for the youth of Balochistan, foreign intervention should be stopped, and remove the sense of deprivation of the people of that province.

TERRORISM Today, the country is facing numerous forms of law and order issues. Terrorist attacks, thefts, killings, harassment, etc. are the order of the day, and people feel insecure because of this dilapidating situation of the country. All these ills are the by-products of delayed justice system and lack of unity among exploiters. We should be aware of our rights, and forcefully demand from the government to ensure law and order situation in the country. The government should devise its foreign policy in line with national security, and it should be in accordance with public referendum or opinion. Besides, the law enforcing agency should be depoliticized.

JUDICIARY

New University Campus for Murree

A university for Murree/Abbottabad (Kausaar University) was the long-standing demand and dream of the president National Youth Assembly, Hanan Ali Abbasi, which has realized with the official announcement of new campus of University of Punjab for Murree/Abbottabad. Throughout his campaign, Hanan Abbasi had been utilizing all his resources and putting his selfless effort for the establishment of university. He propagated the concept of university in every platform, and at all levels like governmental, social, media (print, electronic), etc. After all, his two-year rigorous, unyielding struggle bore fruit. People from different segments of lives highly lauded his great effort, and termed that his landmark achievement.

The report of THE NEWS is, no doubt, a showcase of his long-drawn-out struggled:

[The News Monday, January 09, 2012 Report: Farzana Ali Khan] Peshawar: Hanan Ali Abbasi, the president of NYA announced a new campus of the University of the Punjab for Murree after the government of the Punjab approved a model concept of the youth leader. This announcement was made after two years of rigorous effort of youth-led movement under the leadership of Hanan Ali Abbasi. Interestingly, having a background of village, Abbasi was nominated the best youth parliamentarian of session 2009-10 and in October 2009 he introduced the concept of Kohsar University and launched an effective public awareness campaign for the establishment of this university. In an interview with The News he said, Through this campaign, he captivated the attention of the legislators through TV talk shows, public gatherings etc. and affirmed that On the border of district Abbottabad, district Bagh and Tehsil Murree KOHSAR UNIVERSITY can be the symbol of educational friendship and harmony among Kashmir, Punjab & KP province, adding it will be the message of bright future for those students who could not complete their higher education, just because of poverty and unavailability of university. Hanan said that for this purpose, he had designed a feasibility including from land to construction, technicalities, statistical information, composed all the details in the shape of a book and presented this book to concerned authorities including Chairman, Higher Education Commission; chief minister Punjab and others. Finally, the chief minister approved the concept of the university and announced immediate establishment of the University of Punjab campus for the deprived people of Khittae-Kohsar.

Struggle To Build Martyrs Monument at Margalla Hills

The National Youth Assemblys Upper House; the YSP, had a long-standing struggle for the construction of monument at Margalla Hills in the memories of martyrs of AIRBLUE plane crash. The Youth Senate Pakistan presented its complete working plan to the Chairman CDA, Imtiaz Inayat Elahi, and member planning, Tahir Shamshad. The delegation of YSP convinced them to build monument at Margalla hills. The CDA also approved additional proposed

suggestion of YSP, like; Plantation of 152 trees in the surrounding of monument in the memories of 152 martyrs. The CDA highly appreciated the whole plan of YSP, and included maximum of its proposal points to its final construction plan. Finally, on 28th July, the CDA constructed 75% of monument and opened it for the public. It is also worth-mentioning that instead of, government assurance, when the monument was not built, the President National Youth Assembly, Hanan Ali Abbasi, raised a strong voice at different effective forums, and in connection with this, he wrote an open letter to the Interior Minister published in daily The News. In an open letter written to Interior Ministry, the Youth Senate Pakistan (YSP) has urged the government to fulfill its promise of building monument at the Margalla Hills in the memory of unfortunate Airblue plane crash. The letter says that as July 28 approaches with its harsh memories, the visitors of Margalla Hills still keep beckoning different site of the accident, as they dont know the exact spot. The letter contained that its the best way to remember the services of 152 martyrs of plane crash. Addressing the interior minister, the letter says that Airblue Plane crash was an unprecedented accident in the history of Pakistan as it had claimed six future, devoted leaders of Youth Parliament and 146 other valuable lives. In our opinion, if the memories and services of all the victims of the Margalla Hills could be gathered, a monument higher than all the pyramids would rise, it points out.

Fundraising for IFTAR PROJECT

Youth Senate Pakistan along with famous TV actor, director and social worker, Rauf Khalid, conducted a fundraising walk for NYAs iftar project at Aabpara market, Islamabad. Renowned business, social, and political figures, leader of traders Action Committee Islamabad, Ajmal Baloch, Kamran Abbasi also joined this fundraising walk. The Chairman, at that occasion, welcomed all the participants, and said, The prime goal of YSPs Iftar Project is to instill the spirit of social service among future leaders, and to express solidarity with the people who are living below poverty line. Famous actor and Chairman of National Institute of Cultural Studies (NICS), Rauf Khalid highly appreciated the dedication of YSP, and assured that he would cooperate with YSP at every forum if needed. YSP received Rs. 37,325 within 3 hours walk, and people fall under different age group appreciated YSPs noble cause.

Go Green Youth A Tree-Planting Campaign

Considering forests are the lungs of our land, purifying the air and giving fresh strength to our people, the National Youth Assembly started a tree-planting campaign Go Green Youth - by mobilizing great young human resource of the country. The Capital Development Authority agreed to establish working relationship with his organization for joint tree planting campaign. The NYA believes that forests are the only natural industry which produces oxygen and according to international standards, area under forests should form at least 25 per cent of the total land inhabited by a human population. But the area covered by forests in our country has been reduced to about 4.8 per cent of the total land. In such circumstances we should plant more and more trees. In this regard, the National Youth Assembly participated in a grand public awareness walk conducted by the CDA as a key supporting organization. Having substantial human resource in the form of members and volunteers of NYA, the National Youth Assembly has set a target to plant fifty-thousand saplings in the country, and CDA and other related organizations would help the NYA in this regard.

Go Green Youth in Industrial City

The members of National Youth Assembly from Faisalabad kicked off a treeplanting campaign; Go Green Youth, by planting eighty trees at Divisional Public School on April 27, 2012. The Head of PHA, Ashiq Dogar; Principal DPS, Shahid Mahmood; and other faculty members planted

trees, and highly acclaimed the eco-conscious gesture of the members of the National Youth Assembly. They hoped these types of activities would bring green revolution in the city yet stimulate the youth to conserve the earth from calamity of recent climatic changes Thirty-seven position-holder students of Divisional Public School, at this ceremony, planted trees with their names. The students were motivated and vowed to take constant part in these types of activities. The members of NYA, Ayesha Chaudhary, Faisal Dost Ali and Shahid Mahmood took keen interest to organize this ceremony. The members of NYA said today, they were sending a message to the students of DPS that they would spare no effort to make Faisalabad green and pollution-free. They would also try to involve the whole society to beautify the city.

Concept of National Youth Commission

The National Youth Assembly has demanded the formation of National Youth Commission aims to targeting 63% youth demographic of the country. The purpose of this Commission would be attending the issues and grievances of youth, and reopening the opportunities that were previously running under Federal Ministry of Youth Affairs. In this regard, the president National Youth Assembly, Hanan Ali Abbasi, met with the Secretary General of PML-Q, Mushahid Hussain Syed, to discuss the paramount significance of National Youth Commission. Senator Mushahid Hussain assured to initiate the concept of this Commission by giving it a well-structured shape. The president NYA said that we put forward the idea of National Youth Commission after having thorough deliberation and consultation. He further added that at governmental level, first time in the history of Pakistan, in June 1989, Youth Affairs Division was established, which was merged with Ministry of Women Development in October 1993. It was again made a separate Division in August 1996 and was again merged with Ministry of Culture in November 1996 as a Wing. It became full-fledged

Ministry in November 2005, but the irony of matter is that in March 2011, the Ministry of Youth Affairs was dissolved and delegated its powers to the provincial governments. Hanan lamented that though the devolution of power was appreciable but, at federal level, dissolution of ministry has created a yawning gap between Pakistani youth and the rest of the world. With the closure of this ministry, all key agreements with international governmental and non-governmental bodies have also been abolished. Programs run under the ministry at federal level, like National Internship Program (NIP), National Outreach Program, et al direly affected, and the continuation of these programs can only be maintained by National Youth Commission at federal level. Hanan Ali Abbasi informed that unfortunately, in the name of saving money, the ministry of youth affairs had been dissolved whereas, the fund earmarked for youth is one rupee per person which was 5 times less than its annual budget driven in by international accords. Now, at federal level the dissolution of Ministry according to international conventions and agreements, the rights of young people in Pakistan has not moved from paper to practice. Young people constitute the largest 63% resides between the age 15-35 segment of Pakistani population. The fact is that their talent is not properly utilized, channelized and appreciated, that is why the talent is exploited abroad. It is the need of the hour that federal government should re-establish ministry of youth affairs in the shape of National Youth Commission.

Introduced Student Traveling Discount Cards

The National Youth Assembly demanded from the government to issue Student Traveling Discount Cards to the students who travel in public transport to their respective educational establishments. The National Youth Assembly raised this demand after closely viewing the financial limitations faced by students, and its adverse effect on their education. In a survey conducted by the National Youth Assembly reflected a surprising correlation between daily expenses of students (mainly transportation) and their educational pursuit. Todays students are the future of this country. They can change the fate of the country if they are well-educated. But, the current state of the affairs and lack of facilities has made it difficult for them to continue their education properly. In this regard, the National Youth Assembly proposed a detailed framework of Student Traveling Discount cards scheme. The framework suggests that the central government should go ahead with the scheme which may be followed by provinces. A special subsidized fund be earmarked every year for this scheme to facilitate the future of this country. The NYA has formed a five-member committee willing to assist the government to implement this project. The National Youth Assembly also suggests to permanently establishing a section within the ministry of education which should solely attend the issues of student affairs.

RECOGNITIONS/AWARDS
National Youth Award 2010

The president of NYA, Hanan Ali Abbasi, and the Vice President NYA, Aamir Atlas Khan won the states highest award - National Youth Award - offered by Government of Pakistan. The National Youth Awards were conferred annually by the Government of Pakistan (the Ministry of Youth Affairs to high-achieving and distinguished men and women from all over the country. These prestigious awards are conferred after a highly competitive selection process, which commences in late June every year and culminates in the announcement of the awards on the eve of the International Youth Day on 12 August. The awardees were chosen out of thousands of applicants from all over the country. Hanan Ali Abbasi received the award in the category of Media/Literature while Aamir Atlas Khan got this award in recognition of his services in the field of sports. The award, a shield and a certificate accompanied by a monetary award of Rs50,000, is given in to the national achievers of different fields.

Azme Alishan Award

The president NYA, Hanan Ali Abbasi nominated for the top twenty achievers of the country by Azme Alishan - a credible talent recognition platform of the country. A firstever Pakistani Oscar award holder, Sharmeem Obaid Chinoy; Captain Women cricket team, Sana Mir, and many other prominent Pakistan young achievers were also in top twenty nominees. A ceremony was held in Karachi, in which former Finance Minister, Shaukat Tareen, and other notable personalities were also present at this occasion.

Pakistan Youth Human Rights Award

In the recognition of Iftar Project and other philanthropic activities of the National Youth Assembly, the Pakistan International Human Rights Organization presented Youth Human Rights award to the NYA. In this regard, on Worlds Human Rights Day, a ceremony was held in Islamabad in which the president NYA received Youth Human Rights Award. During ration distribution of iftar project, the president NYA, members of NYA, Naveed Ahmed Khan, and Saddam Ijaz received severe injuries in a road accident.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL
How to become a great leader? Strong Beliefs
One thing that all great leaders have in common is strong beliefs. Once you understand your beliefs, you can next look at your group to determine if those beliefs are being promoted. To be a great leader, you don't want to waste time worrying about things that are not directly connected to your beliefs.

Focus On Your Goals

You must focus on yourself and your goals. Many people have misconceptions about what it takes to be a good leader. Some will tell you it is a natural gift, while others will

say a leader must be tall or speak well. In reality, these factors are insignificant when it comes to being a strong leader. The most important aspect of being a great leader is having strong principles.

Well Defined Principles

In addition to having well defined principles, you must also have the bravery to bring them into fruition. You should see yourself as being a guide based on the principles that you believe in. It doesn't matter if you are the leader of a company, team, or army. Those who are under you will all want the same thing. They want someone who they can trust. They want to work with a leader who is looking out for the best interests of the group. Not only will they want to be led by someone they can trust, but they also want to be led by someone they like. A leader is nothing if they don't have someone to follow them.

Understanding and Promoting Your Values

If you want to know how strong of a leader you are, all you have to do is look at the performance of your group. Do they work at a high level? Are they successful? The performance of your group is a reflection of the quality of your own leadership. A great leader will not only reach their goals, but they should surpass them as well. The first thing you will want to do is decide what is important to you. You should understand your values, goals, and beliefs. Once you have clearly defined them, you will next want to decide if you are promoting these beliefs on a consistent basis. If you are not promoting these values each day, you will want to start as soon as possible.

Patience
Any organization that you are with should support your principles. If it does not, you will fail as a leader. You should provide all the necessary assistance to those under you to make sure they can succeed. They should be given all the tools they need. This is information you will want to go over on a daily basis. Doing it, will allow you to see, how you are performing as a leader. You will want to make changes to any areas that need improvements. When you make changes, you will want to make sure they are done gradually, as your group needs to become familiar with them. This will require you to be patient, and patience is an important trait for a good leader.

Change Your Behavior

Once you have a well defined set of beliefs, you will want to alter your behavior in such a way that it is in alignment with your principles. In fact, a great leader will seek to create a culture around their principles and goals. It is important to get the thoughts of those that are under you. A common mistake made by leaders is focusing too much on their own convictions while ignoring the opinions and thoughts of those that follow them. While you will ultimately want to support both your goals and beliefs, the opinions of those that follow you should always be taken in consideration. Remember, without them you are nothing.

Communication

Spend time talking with your followers to find out what they need. Communication is important, and a good leader will also want to be a good listener. Your followers may have great ideas that you may not have considered. At the same time, you will want to give your followers just enough to make them happy, but not so much that they become completely independent. While charisma is something that you may or may not have, being a great leader is something that can be learned, but it will take effort on your part.

The Secrets of Successful Leaders

If you wish to be a great leader, you will want to have a deep understanding of what is valuable to you. It is also essential for you to understand ethics. A great leader will showcase their ethics and values in their behavior. A common problem that many leaders have is trust from those that follow them. When you don't showcase your ethics or values, people will be wary of trusting you. The reason for this is because they can't be certain of what actions you will perform. When people understand the value and ethics of a leader, they will be more inclined to trust them. When a leader makes the mistake of behaving in a way that is contrary to their stated values and ethics, they will lose the trust of their followers, and it will be next to impossible for them to ever get it back. The role of trust is important for those who want to increase their leadership skills. Trust has been broken down into three parts, and these are the ability to trust, the image of competence, and the image of intentions. If you have set down important guidelines that you fail to follow, you will lose the respect of those that work under you. However, when you follow rules that you have created, you will earn the respect of those who are beneath you. In addition to this, you will have a powerful effect on their actions. One secret to being a successful leader is to pick the values that you want to define you. Some words that should come to mind are accuracy, respect, honesty, reliability, and efficiency. You will want to pick the values that will define your behavior, and you will want to live by it. When you live by the values you choose, you will greatly influence those that follow you. A number of things have been written about the attributes of a good leader. However, there are some characteristics which stand out from others. Great leaders are those that make the decision to lead, and they want to be the individuals that will be followed by others. A great leader is someone who has a powerful vision, one that is so strong that they can practically taste it. In fact, the greatest leaders in history are those that thought of nothing but the goals they wished to achieve. Another important trait of a good leader is the ability to motivate and inspire those that follow them. In addition to this, they will make their own followers feel important, instead of just elevating themselves. Many people have debated about whether great leaders are made or born. We believe the answer to this question is both. While there have been great leaders throughout history who have naturally demonstrated the ability to lead, their have been cases of normal people who have become great leaders as well. In other words, we feel that great leaders can be both made and born. Leadership is not the same as

management. Many people make the mistake of confusing the two. There are some key differences between the two concepts. When someone talks about management, they are referring to those that are responsible for giving directions to employees or workers. A manager may be responsible for designing a number of systems which allow employees to work efficiently. They are also responsible for handling any problems that may arise among those they manage. The goal of a manager is to get employees to work in a manner that is highly proficient. While a manager may have some of the traits seen in leaders, they are not the true definition of one. A great leader is rare. They tend to have a specific combination of abilities that are difficult to learn. Many of the things that compose a great leader appear to be natural. Many people have personalities that allow them to easily move into leadership positions, while other people may not display leadership abilities until they are placed in a difficult situation. In this situation, people that appear to be normal could demonstrate a brilliant capability to lead. Other people choose to lead. They understand what it takes to be a good leader, and choose to take on this role.

How to improve analytical skills?

To develop your analytical skills, you have to question & connect. Developing your analytical skills is an essential part of learning method. Followings are the most important methods to develop your analytical skills: Learn how to question - start to focus on questions that your instructor asks and try to give answer better than others. Analysis and evaluate - think about what you read and try to give your opinion which will help to perform task. Find solutions to problems - view the problems from different view and try to find options to solve problems. Become a philosophical learner - try to become a philosophical learner by developing serious reading habit. Imagine & speculate - try to develop your imagination power and in-depth observation. Understand subjectivity & objectivity - give importance and awareness to subjectivity and objectivity it will help you to make judgment and analyze what you read.

Problem Solving Skills

These steps are support to take excellent decisions. Identify the problem Set goals

Select a possible solution Evaluate Explore the problem Look at alternatives Implement a possible solution

Following questions are involved in interview how would you answer it? What is the problem? What circumstances must the solution satisfy? Does the problem have moral dimensions? While solving problem which techniques use? How to estimate problems? What are the steps you may follow while solving problem?

Tips for Improving Your Decision Making Skill

People have different opinions so their way of making decision also varies. Some people can make good decisions at any circumstance but some others can not. Here are some simple tips to improve your decision making skill. Avoid making snap decisions While you make a decision you are just selecting some options. You are not making a selection between right and wrong. Selecting the correct option at the wrong time is not better than the wrong option at the right time, so try to make the decision when you have sufficient time. You can do your decision making process on paper. Make a written record of your decision and make your thoughts visible so you can deem all the appropriate details in making this decision. Note down the merits and demerits of action. It elucidates your ideas and makes for an excellent decision. Try to make decisions then and then. Never allow them to increase. Accumulation of too many decisions will be harder to handle than one huge and difficult decision Understand that always you can not ensure that your decision is absolutely correct because the actions to apply it are to happen in the future. So make it and dont be anxious about it. Belief yourself to create a decision, and then to be able to field the consequences properly. Never waste your time making some decisions that do not have to be made. Decide alternative courses of action before collecting information. Some times the decisions you make are insignificant, around eighty percentage. Start creating restrictions and allow your co workers or others make them for you. As part of your decision making process, always consider how the decision is to be executed. After the decision is made, dont turn back. Have knowledge of how it is presently influencing you and concentrate on your next step. Dont repent a

decision. It was the correct thing to do at the time. At present concentrate on what is correct at the present time. Mentally practice the execution of your option and reproduce in your mind's eye what upshot will result. Discussing different solutions with your employees or others will add new thoughts and commitment. Stop protracted thoughts about your decision. Make it and take it through. Believe your skill to make a thriving decision and your capability to pursue it. Never make more decision all at once, take time and make decision perfectly.

The Basics of News Writing: The 5 Ws

How do you write a news story? News writing follows a basic formula; there are key elements every news story follows. While styles can diverge more dramatically depending on the kind of story - a feature story may look and sound very different than a hard news one -- all news stories are cut from the same mold. The first element of news writing is, of course, to deliver the news. Most people have heard of the 5 Ws, even if theyve never taken a journalism class. The Ws in question, as you probably know, refer to the Who, What, When, Where and Why that every story should address. Depending on what the story is, how and when you answer those Ws may change. If, for example, youre reporting on a drive-by shooting in a city, youll likely start with where the crime happened (what street or area of town for the local paper) and who was involved (if you dont have names, or the people are regular citizens, you might refer to notable affiliations if, say, the victim and presumed perpetrator were gang members).

Crafting a Lede
A lede, which is a journalism slang term for the first sentence or two of a story is an incredibly important part of the process. You need to hook readers with your lede and, in some cases (as discussed above), relay the important parts of your story. You need to draw a reader in while telling him why the story matters. Like all forms of writing, theres no hard and fast rule about what makes a great lede. A good lede changes depending on the story youre writing. One of the best ways to get familiar with what a good lede is, is to read. Read lots of different stories. Read breaking news stories. Read features. Read reviews. Ledes vary wildly but, youll start to notice patterns and, more importantly, what kinds of ledes you like and feel are effective.

Getting Your Nutgraf

A nutgraf, another journalism slang term, is the summarization of what the storys about. A nutgraf (also written with as nut graf) can be a sentence or a paragraph and, sometimes, may also be your lede. Nutgrafs are incredibly important, and some might argue the heart of a story, since they relay why the story matters. A nutgraf needs to address why the story is being written, whether the piece is about something like the aforementioned murder, or a profile of a famous celebrity. Like ledes, nutgrafs vary wildly from story to story.

Nutgrafs can also be harder to identify than ledes so a good exercise to read lots of different stories and try to find the nutgraf. (If you do this outside of a classroom setting, it might be a good idea to find someone who can go over your findings with you.)

How Style Comes Into Play

The basics outlined above apply directly to all stories but, most obviously, to your classic news story. That said all stories have ledes and nutgrafs, no matter what theyre about or where you find them. These elements are applied differently, and often more subtly, in long-form journalism and feature stories, but theyre still there. All (good) stories have ledes and nutgraf. One of the best ways to see how the basic elements of news writing can be applied to wildly different stories is to read, back to back, three very different pieces. For this exercise, we suggest reading the lead story on any major paper. The front page of a paper (online and in print) offers the biggest news stories of the day and there youll find straight, hard news. It might be local, it might be international. Then hit the features section of the paper. Now think about how different each piece reads. Find the nutgraf in each story and pay attention to how much each lede varies. Notice that some stories have nutgrafs that appear well below the lede, and others begin with the nutgraf. Notice how the nutgraf is more obvious in the news stories, than in the features or the magazine stories. All these stories rely on the basic elements of news writing, but do so in different styles. This exercise is good for giving a sense of the breadth of journalism, and how differently the rules of news writing can be applied.

TIPS FOR WRITING PRESS RELEASE

A press release, also known as a news release, is simply a written statement to the media. They can announce a range of news items: scheduled events, personnel promotions, awards, new products and services, sales accomplishments, etc. They can also be used in generating a feature story. Reporters are more likely to consider a story idea if they first receive a release. It is a fundamental tool of PR work, one that anyone who's willing to use the proper format can use. 1. Write the headline. It should be brief, clear and to the point: an ultra-compact version of the press releases key point. News release headlines should have a "grabber" to attract readers, i.e., journalists, just as a newspaper headline is meant to grab readers. It may describe the latest achievement of an organization, a recent newsworthy event, a new product or service, like ABC Co., etc

Headlines are written in bold and are typically larger than the press release text. Conventional press release headlines are present-tense and exclude "a" and "the" as well as forms of the verb "to be" in certain contexts. The first word in the press release headline should be capitalized, as should all proper nouns. Most headline words appear in lower-case letters, although adding a stylized "small caps" style can create a more graphically news-attractive look and feel. Do not capitalize every word. The simplest method to arrive at the press release headline is to extract the most important keywords from your press release. Now from these keywords, try to frame a logical and attention-getting statement. Using keywords will give you better visibility in search engines, and it will be simpler for journalists and readers to get the idea of the press release content. 2. Write the press release body copy. The press release should be written as you want it to appear in a news story. Start with the date and city in which the press release is originated. The city may be omitted if it will be confusing. The lead, or first sentence, should grab the reader and say concisely what is happening. The next 1-2 sentences then expand upon the lead. The press release body copy should be compact. Avoid using very long sentences and paragraphs. Avoid repetition and over use of fancy language and jargon. A first paragraph (two to three sentences) must actually sum up the press release and the further content must elaborate it. In a fast-paced world, neither journalists nor other readers would read the entire press release if the start of the article didn't generate interest. Deal with actual facts - events, products, services, people, targets, goals, plans, projects. Try to provide maximum use of concrete facts. A simple method for writing an effective press release is to make a list of following things: 3. Communicate the 5 Ws and the H. Who, what, when, where, why, and how. Then consider the points below if pertinent.

What is the actual news? Why this is news. ? The people, products, items, dates and other things related with the news The purpose behind the news Your company - the source of this news

Now from the points gathered, try to construct paragraphs and assemble them sequentially: The headline > the summary or introduction of the news > event or achievements > product > people > again the concluding summary > the company. The length of a press release should be no more than three pages. If you are sending a hard copy, text should be double-spaced.

The more newsworthy you make the press release copy, the better the chances of it being selected by a journalist for reporting. Find out what "newsworthy" means to a given market and use it to hook the editor or reporter. 4. Include information about the Organization. When a journalist picks up your press release for a story, he/she would logically have to mention the organization in the news article. Journalists can then get the company information from this section.

The title for this section should be - About XYZ_ORGANIZATION After the title, use a paragraph or two to describe your company with 5/6 lines each. The text must describe your company, its core business and the business policy. Many businesses already have professionally written brochures, presentations, business plans, etc. - that introductory text can be put here. At the end of this section, point to your website. The link should be the exact and complete URL without any embedding so that, even if this page is printed, the link will be printed as it is.

5. Tie it together. Provide some extra information links that support your press release. 6. Add contact information. If your press release is really newsworthy, journalists would surely like more information or would like to interview key people associated with it. If you are comfortable with the idea of letting your key people be contacted directly by media, you can provide their contact details on the press release page itself. For example, in case of some innovation, you can provide the contact information of your engineering or research team for the media. Otherwise, you must provide the details of your media/PR department in the "Contact" section. If you do not have dedicated team for this function, you must appoint somebody who will act as a link between the media and your people. The contact details must be limited and specific only to the current press release. The contact details must include:

The Organization's Official Name Media Department's official Name and Contact Person Office Address Telephone and fax Numbers with proper country/city codes and extension numbers Mobile Phone Number (optional) Timings of availability E-mail Addresses Web site Address

7. Signal the end of the press release with three # symbols, centered directly underneath the last line of the release. This is a journalistic standard.

MEMO WRITING NOTES

Memos are used within organizations to communicate everything from routine details to complete proposals and reports. Memos are often only a few short paragraphs, but they can be much longer, depending on their purpose. Here are some typical uses of memos: To inform others about new or changed policy, procedures, organizational details To announce meetings, events, changes To present decisions, directives, proposals, briefings To transmit documents (internal)

Memo Format Company and/or department name (without address) Heading To (who gets it) From (who sent it) Subject (what its about) Date (when it was sent)

Body (conveys message) Introduction Main points Close

Memo Style

Concise: Make your sentences, paragraph, and overall memo as brief and as focused as possible. Clear: Get your purpose straight before you start, then plan what you want to say and in what order. Use your memo layout to help your reader (headings, bulleted lists, white space, as appropriate). Direct: Speak directly to your reader, as you would in person or on the phone. Do not pad your ideas with unnecessary details. Think of what questions your reader wants answered, and then answer them. Clean: Reread, revise, copyedit, and proofread.

Memo Structure Subject Line: Summarizes the main idea; think of it as being preceded by the words "This memo is about." Introductory paragraph: Quickly orients the reader to what the memo is about.

Give your purpose for writing. Supply any relevant background information. Identify any task the memo is related to.

Body: Conveys the information and supporting details relevant to the memo's purpose Keep paragraphs short and focused; one main idea per paragraph. Keep sentences tight and informative Use bullets to list information

Close: End courteously (think of a phone call or face-to-face meeting), stating any expected outcome, action, or other information appropriate to your purpose. For example,

MEMBERSHIP
The National Youth Assembly offers its membership to every talented young Pakistani irrespective of any bias and prejudice. Details for the membership eligibility along with its benefits are given below:

Selection Criteria
1. Candidates should be citizens of Pakistan, and Overseas Pakistani youth can also apply to become members as Youth Ambassador; 2. Age of interested candidates should not be less than 18 years and more than 30 years on December 01, 2012; 3. Interested candidates should be able to read and write Urdu 4. The criminal record against interested candidates in Pakistan or abroad will be considered as a disqualification; 5. Commitment to politics and democracy, social welfare awareness, Understanding of issues, previous activist involvement, and Communication skills will be considered as an additional qualification for the membership.

Benefits of Membership
When you join the NYA, you will reap the following benefits:

You can represent NYA at any national/International forum You can take part on any media program/interview and print media coverage on behalf of the NYA We will help you become familiar with all the NYAT has to offer. Youll have opportunities to volunteer, to try new things and to grow in spirit and mind.

All NYA members are issued a membership card when they join. You must present it each time you enter the building for access to the facility. All members and guests must have a picture ID. Invitations to special events in your area. A one-year subscription to the NYAT literature. Information on different social networking sites like; Facebook, Twitter, etc. and how to get involved. The NYA appraise the performance of its members and hand out special certificates and awards. NYA is a great opportunity for you to develop your public speaking & debating skills after participating in NYA you will be more confident when speaking in front of groups. See for yourself!

Come in today and see for yourself all that the NYA has to offer. Were working hard every day to improve our service to you and to provide a warm and welcoming place to develop Leadership skill and provide a magnificent opportunity to social work.

Selection Process
There is a simple selection process join the National Youth Assembly through the following steps: 1. Advertisement in nationwide daily newspapers of the country, TV channels, official website of NYA and other means of communication 2. Candidates download membership form from the site, fill in and email us back 3. Internal review of Expressions of Interest and short-listing process of the candidates, the NYA will send an offer letter to join the NYA 4. The members confirm the offer and accept given instructions for confirmation 5. Finally, The NYA sends membership card, T-shirt, file cover, and a booklet serving as a roadmap for further functioning

Membership
The total membership of is 427 at federal level. The breakdown of membership is as follows. There will be thirty five members of Upper House of the National Youth Assembly; the Youth Senate Pakistan. Provinces/Areas Punjab Sindh Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) Balochistan Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT ) FATA Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK) Gilgit-Baltistan (NA) No. of Seats 201 81 47 35 17 17 17 12

Total Membership

427

We welcome you to join us

Code of Conduct
The National Youth Assembly provides friendly and learning environment to its members independently, but at the same time, to ensure the smooth working we have formulated some code of ethics and conduct for our members. These codes of conduct provide a framework to members of the NYA to work in accordance with the policies, and principles of the organization. Members of the National Youth Assembly (hereafter referred to as MNYAs) are accountable to the National Youth Assembly for their actions and represent that organization at all times. Therefore, MNYAs are required to read, agree with and put into practice this code of conduct, and to act in accordance with it. Below are the NYAs CORE values

Commitment
All representatives of NYA shall be committed to the organisation. MNYAs are expected to attend all Sittings, events, Meetings, and any Extraordinary General Meetings, subject to the appropriate notification, set out in the governing documents of the National Youth Assembly. If any member misses tree consecutive full parliamentary meetings without any valid reason, the NYA has a prerogative to suspend his/her membership, and he or she shall be required to offer an explanation to the NYA Chair. MNYAs are asked to play a full and active part at all meetings, and may from time to time have the opportunity to represent the organisation at other NYA events, at other affiliated organisations events and meetings and at relevant conferences, festivals and forums. When an MNYA cannot attend a meeting he or she should make every effort to give his or her apologies to his/her immediate team leader.

Ownership
The NYA will belong to all young people of Pakistan and shall be developed in their best interests by their representatives.

Respect
Every member of the NYA will respect all other MNYAs and persons with whom they come into contact as a result of their activities as MNYAs.

Equality
The NYA remain fierce advocates for diversity, tolerance and non-discrimination and all MNYAs shall seek at all times to make the NYA as inclusive a body as

possible; in taking decisions MNYAs shall always be mindful of the need to remove barriers to involvement, whether actual or perceived. Members deem the organization as a family. As well as our CORE values, MNYAs are also required to read, agree with and put into practise to abide by the following:

Internal Policies
MNYAs should familiarise themselves with all the internal policies of the organisation, and abide by each one. Failure to comply with these policies or a member being found in breach of such policies may lead to disciplinary action.

Political affiliation
The National Youth Assembly is a non-party-political organisation. The members can not use this platform for their affiliated partys interest. However, they can have an affiliation and designation in any other political party, but when it comes to the platform of NYA; they must remain arbitrary to all political affiliates. Evidence of a breach of this principle will result in disciplinary action.

Openness and Collective Responsibility

All MNYAs shall undertake their role in as open a manner as possible whilst recognising that they are collectively responsible for the decisions and policy that the organisation makes.

Accountability
All MNYAs are accountable to the National Youth Assembly itself. MNYAs shall seek to work in the best interests of the organisation and shall identify any conflict of his or her interests that may arise.

Social networking sites

MNYAs are accountable to the National Youth Assembly for their actions and represent that body at all times. Using social networking sites (such as Facebook, and Twitter) is no different during the course of their duties.

What goes online stays online - Dont say anything or publish pictures that might cause you or the organisation embarrassment later. Don't forget that your profile and forums are public spaces. Don't post anything you wouldn't want the world to know.

Harassment, hate speech and inappropriate content should be reported. If you feel someone's behaviour is inappropriate, react. Report this to NYA Management team immediately. Don't post anything that would embarrass you later or expose you to danger. All members must refrain from adding anonymous contact from the other NYAs members profile.

Media
The NYA has guidelines with regards to media contact. NYA realise and appreciate that during the course of their work, MNYAs may be contacted from time to time by the media or may wish to promote work they have been doing to the media. Developing good working relationships with local media is always a good thing as this is very helpful to get your message across and influence decision makers. The NYA has experienced professionals that may be able to help you and welcome you to get in touch to let us know what has been going on in your local area and sending clippings. This helps us with our reporting to the Government and develops case studies. However, MNYAs are prohibited from providing any objectionable comment to the media in relation to the organisation or comment on any other MNYA. This can lead to confusion and inaccurate reporting and place the organisation in a high risk situation and unable to protect the privacy of others. Any member approached by the media on any matter connected to the organisation or affecting another member should immediately contact the organization or refer them to our media liaison at nyapak@gmail.com before providing any comment. Any member in breach of this will face disciplinary action.

NYA Sittings
The NYA organise many sittings; at federal and provincial level, per year. To ensure that the sitting is productive, and successful, the support of each young person is paramount. The following sets out some ground rules for all members attending Sittings of the National Youth Assembly. 1. All young people attending the Sitting are expected to attend the Sitting with a local support youth worker and be registered by them to attend. 2. Always participate fully and timely in the sitting agenda, whether this is debates, workshops or training 3. Always respect the reserved seats of others 4. Listen to others actively and with sensitivity 5. No alcohol at any time, this includes the purchase or supply of alcohol, chewing, or eating at any point during the sitting 6. No illegal drugs or drug abuse at any time 7. No smoking inside any buildings 8. No violent behaviour, physical or verbal abuse to others. 9. No sexist and/or racist attacks or comments to others.

10. Never put yourself or others in danger emotional or physical harm 11. Non-serious attitude shall not be acceptable, and members are required address other member with respectable words like, honourable, Mr./Ms, etc. 12. During formal meetings of the National Youth Assembly, members are required to wear formal dress.