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Design thinking in the public service – can innovation fix the police services in Pakistan?

Design thinking is a flexible methodology but provides a set of tools based on a mindset. The mindset is geared towards creativity and problem-solving. How problem-solving can be used in organizational thinking is a challenge for leaders. Umar Riaz, Director of the National Police Academy in Islamabad, takes a closer look.   While leaders in the corporate world have long embraced this concept to remain competitive and ahead of the curve, public sector adoption was long overdue. The private sector has been instrumental in using design thinking for its survival and having an edge over its competitors. But the public [...]

2022-12-07T14:36:05+00:008th September 2022|

The gender gap and economic participation of women in Pakistan

Pakistan presently ranks among the worst countries in the world in terms of gender parity, only performing better than Iraq, Yemen, and Afghanistan. According to the "Global Gender Gap Report 2021" published by the World Economic Forum (WEF), Pakistan ranked 153rd out of 156 countries on the gender parity index. Pakistan also ranked 7th among eight countries in South Asia, only doing better than Afghanistan. AL Pakistan accountapreneur, Syeda Yumna Hasny, takes a closer look.   Pakistan's gender gap has widened by 0.7 percentage points in just one year. According to the World Economic Forum (WEF), Pakistan ranked 153rd in [...]

2022-11-10T06:46:17+00:0029th July 2022|

Workplace Diversity in Pakistan

Pakistan is a culturally rich country, incorporating 99% Muslim people and about 1% Hindi people.  However, despite the cultural diversity, there is still a lack of workforce diversity in Pakistan. This is partly due to social attitudes that discourage workers from different backgrounds from interacting and sharing ideas. Additionally, there is a shortage of skilled professionals in Pakistan, which has led to companies struggling to find employees who meet their specific needs. AL Pakistan accountapreneur, Bhoora Lal, takes a closer look.   There are many reasons to have a diverse workforce. First, it can help organizations become more innovative and [...]

2022-11-10T06:46:17+00:0028th June 2022|

Participants express resolve to keep highlighting marginalized communities’ issues

“When civil society comes to work together it gives us hope that we have a constructive future ahead of us” Haris Qayyum, Senior Advisor, The Asia Foundation expressed this view while speaking at the closing ceremony of the ‘Celebrating Peace Together’ project here on Saturday. The ceremony was attended by senior government officials, civil society representatives, academia and media representatives. Programme Coordinator of The Asia Foundation, Farva Rashid said the project was launched by the Asia Foundation in 2018 in Punjab, KP and Sindh in collaboration with Bytes for All; Initiative for Sustainable Development; Legal Rights Foundation and the Accountability [...]

2022-11-10T06:46:18+00:0019th June 2022|

Training Workshop For Investigation Officials Of ACE Starts

QUETTA – A five-day training workshop for capacity building of investigation officers of the Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE), Balochistan started today at Balochistan Boys Scouts Headquarters Quetta. The workshop aimed to build capacity of ACEB officials on money laundering, white collar crimes investigation techniques, intelligence tools, existing laws, rules and procedures and improving collaboration with other law enforcement institutions. Qaiser Ashfaq was the resource person on day one of the workshop. Qaiser is senior civil servant with over 20 years of experience of serving at key position in various law enforcement institutions across Pakistan. Qaiser specializes in financial investigations, white collar [...]

2022-11-10T06:46:18+00:0018th May 2022|

Facing the marginalization of Pakistan’s transgender community

There are a number of grassroot level issues that transgender people and other marginalized communities face on a daily basis in Pakistan. These include lack of access to quality education, employment, healthcare, and housing. Written by AL Pakistan accountapreneur, Muhammad Saad Khan   Transgender people and other marginalized communities in Pakistan often face discrimination and violence, both from communities and the government. My work has taught me how important it is to listen to the stories of transgender people and other marginalized individuals if we are to address these challenges. One important task is to create knowledge about these issues [...]

2022-11-10T06:46:18+00:0013th May 2022|

PAC Empowerment Must In Balochistan For Good Governance

Members of Balochistan Assembly, financial experts, bureaucrats, journalists and academics on Thursday stressed on the need to make the Public Accounts Committee more empowered and effective. "By making the Rules of business effective and empowering PAC, we could improve governance and discourage corruption more effectively," they said during a one-day roundtable discussion on " The Role of Parliament in Accountability and Good Governance" jointly organized by the Accountability Lab, Governance and Policy Project and Balochistan Assembly held here at Balochistan Assembly secretariat. Public Accounts Committee Chairman Akhtar Hussain Lango, Member PAC and Provincial Minister for food Engineer Zamrak Khan Achakzai, MPA Qadir Nail, Secretary Balochistan Assembly Tahir Shah Kakar, Accountant General Balochistan Nasrullah Jan, Governance and Policy Project Strategic Communication Specialist [...]

2022-11-10T06:46:19+00:0031st March 2022|

Strengthening resilience of marginalised segments stressed

Efforts are being made to build the resilience of marginalised populations, particularly women, against the negative impacts of Covid-19. A press release said that the launching ceremony of "Gov-HER-Nance Initiative: Ensuring Gender Equity and Socio-Economic Resilience during Covid-19 in Pakistan” was organised at a hotel in Peshawar. The Accountability Lab is implementing the project in selected districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in collaboration with the Health Department. The project aims to strengthen the resilience of marginalised populations against the negative impacts of Covid-19 and future pandemics.   Article originally published in The News International 

2022-11-10T06:46:19+00:003rd March 2022|

Engaging faculty members on prevention and peace building project launch

The Vice-Chancellor of Karachi University, Professor Dr Khalid Mahmood Iraqi on Thursday said that like other developed countries we have to excel in the field of science and technology to achieve our developmental goals. He mentioned that we cannot ignore the fact that science and technology have played a very important role in changing today’s world. He was addressing after inaugurating the ‘Training Hall Kamyab Jawan Markaz’,–a part of the Prime Minister’s Kamyab Jawan National Youth Development Programme at the Karachi University Business Incubation Centre. The KU VC Professor, Dr Khalid Iraqi observed that since the outbreak of the Covid-19 [...]

2022-11-10T06:46:19+00:0010th September 2021|

Call for Submission of Ideas: Social Enterprise Idea Challenge

YPI- Social Enterprise Idea Challenge اردو The Social Enterprise Idea Challenge, a part of Accountability Lab’s Youth Peace Incubation Program (YPI), is now open to receive idea submissions from students of our partner universities: the University of Karachi, Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology - Karachi, Women University of Swabi, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, University of Central Punjab - Lahore, and Muhammad Nawaz Sharif University of Agriculture Multan. If you or your team have an idea that you wish to develop to tackle a social issue in Pakistan, this is your opportunity to pitch it and get [...]

2022-11-10T06:46:20+00:002nd August 2021|
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