Pakistan Future Leaders' Conference (2012) in Oxford

The Oxford University Pakistan Society (OUPaksoc) and its partners (SOAS Paksoc and Cambridge Paksoc) are organising the Pakistan Future Leaders’ Conference (PFLC) as an initiative to bring together students, academics and policy-makers to discuss and debate vital issues relating to the Pakistani community in the UK.

The Conference brings together outstanding students of Pakistani origin here in the UK and helps them build critical leadership skills to groom them into successful leaders of the future.

This program gives the participants a greater understanding of their roles as responsible citizens and serves as a platform for the youth to think about problems facing the nation and the British-Pakistani community and propose possible solutions.

Over 250 delegates are expected to attend PFLC 2012 between the 3rd and 5th of February and they will be split into 8 committees to discuss issues of pertinent importance to the country. Each committee will be chaired by leading experts in its area of deliberation.


For more details, please visit our website: www.pflc.co.uk

To register with an early bird discount, please visit: http://www.pflc.co.uk/event-registration/?ee=4


COMMITTEES:

INTERIOR AFFAIRS
1) Balochistan Insurgency
2) Extremist Violence and Terrorism
3) Reinstatement of Student Unions

FINANCE & ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
1) Economic Crises (Unequal Growth, Inflation, Energy Crisis etc.)
2) Budgeting (Deficit, Debt Financing, Defense Budget etc.)
3) Tax Reform (Collection and Accountability, Agriculture tax etc.)

FOREIGN AFFAIRS
1) Pak-US Relations
2) Indo-Pak Relations
3) Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations

POWER DEVOLUTION
1) Implementation of 18th Amendment (e.g. HEC dissolution)
2) More Provinces
3) Land Reforms
4) Local Governance System

HEALTH & SOCIAL ISSUES
1) Public Health Systems, (e.g. Doctors’/Nurses Pay Scales, Maternity and Child Care)
2) First Cousin Marriages (esp. Among British Pakistani Community)
3) Forced Marriages & Child Abuse (e.g. Recent reports of Child grooming)

EDUCATION
1) Class-based education system (O level, Matric, Madrassa)
2) Curriculum Reform (Pakistan Studies, Madrassas)

LEGAL AFFAIRS
1) Blasphemy Law
2) Hudood Laws
3) Judiciary-Executive Tussle
4) Police Reforms and Maintenance of Law and Order
5) Labour Rights

ENVIRONMENT
1) Disaster management (esp. Floods)
2) Meeting Power Shortage

Note: If you wished to be considered for Chair for a delegate committee - you must register for PFLC before 3rd January 2012. There will be an option to apply for Chair for a committee in the registration form.

For any queries/suggestions, please email <info@pflc.co.uk>.