TDEA provided technical support for the provision of capacity development and technical assistance services to advance the functioning of Pakistan parliamentary institutions This, in particular, focused on the four provincial assemblies, through effective legislation, strengthened policy, and budget oversight and enhanced representation. Activities were carried out in the four provincial capitals (Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar, and Quetta). Support had also been extended to the Legislative Assemblies of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, and Gilgit-Baltistan. The project had the following outcomes:
- Strengthened institutional development process and frameworks of assemblies and better equipped elected representatives, select committees and other parliamentary bodies at the provincial level.
- Strengthened assemblies’ secretariats at the provincial level.
- Improved transparency and accessibility of provincial assemblies.
Duration: October 2017 – October 2019
Funding Agency: European Union (EU)