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Why Pakistan Needs Strong Local Governments
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I talk to Ahmad Iqbal about the state of local governments in Pakistan, why we should care about strong local governments, and what it would take for a lasting and strong local government system in Pakistan.
Ahmad Iqbal is the former chairman of the Narowal District Council. He is one of the fiercest advocates for strong local governments in Pakistan, and has recently launched the Pakistan Local Democracy Dialogue.
This episode is in Urdu.
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Introduction to Unpacking Us Podcast
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Speaker
Welcome to Unpacking Us, a podcast where we unpack the deepest questions faced by Pakistani society, politics, and the economy. I'm your host, Asad Lyakun. Today's episode is about local governments. And this episode will be in Urdu with apologies to listeners who don't speak the language.
Personal Update and Future Plans
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I'm back after a bit of a break, which I took because we're blessed with a baby girl, which has made my life a lot more enriching, but also a lot busier. So I expect the episodes to be a little less frequent, but there are many interesting people that I want to talk to in this podcast and many interesting issues that I want to tackle here, and I hope that you'll keep coming back for future episodes.
Transition to Urdu and Local Government Analysis
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This is the most important part of the journey. This is the most important part of the journey. This is the most important part of the journey. This is the most important part of the journey.
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So switching over to Urdu now.
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In Pakistan, there is a lot of money, and there is a lot of money, and there is a lot of money, and there is a lot of money, and there is a lot of money, and there is a lot of money, and there is a lot of money, and there is a lot of money, and there is a lot of money, and there is a lot of money, and there is a lot of money, and there is a lot of money, and there is a lot of money.
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Many of the research has been done in the last few years, while the local government has been involved in this research. In this research, there has been a lot of research that has been done in the last few years. There has been a lot of research that has been done in the past. There has been a lot of research that has been done in the past. There has been a lot of research that has been done in the past. There has been a lot of research that has been done in the past. There has been a lot of research that has been done in the past. There has been a lot of research that has been done in the past. There has been a lot of research that has been done in the past. There has been a lot of research that has been done in the past. There has been a lot of research that has been done in the past. There has been a lot of research that has been done in the past. There has been a lot of research that has been done in the past. There has been a lot of research that has been done in the past
Challenges and Constitutional Issues
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Thank you for having me, Asad.
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I would like to say that in the last few years, we have seen a lot of people who have been involved in this, and we know that local governments have been dissolved, and we know that the general election is going to be dissolved, and local governments are going to be dissolved,
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A very important question, Asad. Unfortunately, the Punjab province,
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In Pakistan, there is no doubt that there is no doubt that there is no doubt that the local government has been elected. Two years into their elected term, they were dissolved.
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And then it took a prolonged constitutional battle in the high court and then the Supreme Court.
Importance of Local Governments
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Or finally, right towards the end of the five-year term, when the actual elected term was about to end, the Supreme Court restored local governments in Punjab for a few months. But in the end, those are the only things that we need to do. So it's not that the local governments are going to do anything like that.
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And the government has also elected local government to the office. So, the government has also elected local government to the office. So, the government has also elected
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I think it's important for us to know that there is a foreign existence. And I think it's important for us to know that elections are a local government. And I think it's important for us to know that there is a place where local governments are elected. And I think it's important for us to know that elections are a local government.
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I would like to say that there is no ordinance in the parliament. There is no parliament in June. There is no local government. There is no provincial assembly.
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The government has changed and the ordinance has been adopted by the JAB assembly. But the JAB assembly has been adopted by the JAB assembly. But the JAB assembly has been adopted by the JAB assembly. The JAB assembly has been adopted by the JAB assembly. The JAB assembly has been adopted by the JAB assembly. The JAB assembly has been adopted by the JAB assembly. The JAB assembly has been adopted by the JAB assembly. The JAB assembly has been adopted by the JAB assembly. The JAB assembly has been adopted by the JAB assembly. The JAB assembly has been adopted by the JAB assembly. The JAB assembly has been adopted by the JAB assembly. The JAB assembly has been adopted by the JAB assembly. The JAB assembly has been adopted by the JAB assembly. The JAB assembly has been adopted by the JAB assembly. The JAB assembly has been adopted by the JAB assembly. The JAB assembly has been adopted by the JAB assembly. The JAB assembly has been adopted by the JAB
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the elected local government's office has not been held. So, the high court has a Supreme Court, the high court has a judgment that is against the spirit of the constitution. So, there are many elections in the elections, in the local government, in Balochistan, and in the K.P. elections.
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So, I would like to thank the elected local governments for their constitutional requirements.
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We have to make sure that we don't have the chance to do that.
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Interestingly, elected local government, mayors, officials, oaths. So they've spent 25% of their tenure waiting for those powers to be actually transferred to local governments.
Systemic Issues and Rural-Urban Disparity
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So that is the state of local governments in Pakistan.
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I think it's important that Pakistan has a local government. I think it's important that the local government has a local government, and I would say that it's a central question. I think it's important that we zoom out a little bit, and I think it's important that the local government has a central question. I think it's important that we zoom out a little bit, and I think it's important that the local government has a central question.
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So, there are a lot of functions that the local government is trying to do to help us efficiently. In my economic career, I think it's important that we have a practical experience and that there are a lot of functions. There are a lot of things that the local government is trying to do to improve our national government.
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For instance, schools, education, primary schools, local governments, sanitation facilities, local geographical boundaries, etc. And schools, funding, etc. are functions of local government and economic theory.
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So, Pakistan's context is mostly a rural district, even though it's not a rural district. So, I think that it functions in local government as a comparative advantage for local government and provincial and national government. Isvak, Pakistan, there is a total breakdown of municipal services.
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This is a city that has a lot of neighborhoods, but it's not a city that has a lot of neighborhoods. It's not a city that has a lot of neighborhoods. It's not a city that has a lot of neighborhoods. It's not a city that has a lot of neighborhoods.
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There is no waste water, there is no waste water. There is no waste water. There is no waste water. There is no waste water. There is no waste water. There is no waste water. There is no waste water. There is no waste water. There is no waste water. There is no waste water. There is no waste water. There is no waste water. There is no waste water. There is no waste water. There is no waste water. There is no waste water. There is no
Urban Planning and Citizen Involvement
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waste water.
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We are a local government organization in urban areas. We have a lot of work to do. We have a lot of work to do. We have a lot of work to do. We have a lot of work to do. We have a legacy in Pakistan. We have a legacy in Pakistan.
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There is a disparity between rural and urban areas. We differentiate rural and urban areas. We differentiate rural and urban areas. We differentiate rural and urban areas. We differentiate rural and urban areas. We differentiate rural and urban areas. We differentiate rural and urban areas.
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We have solid waste management and waste disposal systems.
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I have a lot of people who are locally organized. There are schools here, there are provincial governments here, there are massive investment here, but there are also schools there in terms of infrastructure, in terms of missing facilities, provisioning here.
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At the end of the day, there is no school or community community. There is no school or community community. There is no stakeholder, there is no accountability, there is no community community, there are no parents, there are no feedbacks. There is no local government system. There is no school or community community.
00:11:29
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There is some design flaw essentially in how we govern these local subjects.
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Pakistan is actually in the midst of it. In Pakistan, it is actually in the midst of it. In Pakistan, it is actually in the midst of it. In Pakistan, it is actually in the midst of it. In Pakistan, it is actually in the midst of it. In Pakistan, it is actually in the midst of it. In Pakistan, it is actually in the midst of it. In Pakistan, it is actually in the midst of it. In Pakistan, it is actually in the midst of it. In Pakistan, it is actually in the midst of it. In Pakistan, it is actually in the midst of it. In Pakistan, it is actually in the midst of it. In Pakistan, it is actually in the midst of it. In Pakistan, it is actually in the midst of it. In Pakistan, it is actually in the midst of it. In Pakistan, it is actually in the midst of it. In Pakistan, it is actually in the midst of it. In Pakistan, it is actually in the midst of it. In Pakistan, it is actually in the midst of it
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The University of Chicago has an Air Quality Life Index. Those are some of the relevant data. When you look at the data, you can see that there is a lot of information about air pollution. And air pollution is a big part of our society. We have seen that there is rapid urbanization.
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I think it's important to know that there is a difference between the two countries and the world.
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or urban scrawl, there is no plan, there is no housing, there is no place, there is no place, there is no place, there is no place, there is no place, there is no place, there is no place, there is no place, there is no place, there is no place, there is no place, there is no place, there is no place, there is no place.
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about the growth of the country. I think that there is a lot of growth in the country. There is a lot of growth in the country. There is a lot of growth in the country. There is a lot of growth in the country. There is a lot of growth in the country. There is a lot of growth in the country. There is a lot of growth in the country. There is a lot of growth in the country.
00:14:07
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So, essentially we can't be local governments or citizens. We have to have a better vision and planning for the city and town halls.
Historical Evolution and Political Dynamics
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And in town hall, city hall, there is a lot of town hall, city hall, city hall, city hall, city hall, city hall, city hall, city hall, city hall, city hall, city hall, city hall, city hall, city hall, city hall, city hall, city hall, city hall, city hall, city hall, city hall, city hall, city hall, city hall, city hall, city hall, city hall, city hall, city hall, city hall, city hall, city hall, city hall, city hall, city hall, city hall, city hall, city hall, city hall, city hall, city hall, city hall, city hall, city hall, city hall, city hall, city hall, city hall, city hall, city hall, city hall, city hall, city hall, city hall, city hall, city hall, city hall, city hall, city hall, city hall, city hall, city hall, city hall, city hall, city hall, city hall, city hall, city hall, city hall, city hall, city
00:14:57
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Appencios co-address or tackle nahin karpangar.
00:15:02
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In institutions, there is a lot of local government, and let's say there is a district level. So, in Pakistan, there are districts that have, on average, over 2 million districts. In Bislakh, there are other districts that have a variation. In Lahore, there are other districts that have different districts.
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This is the district level level, and obviously, the district and the union councils have a rural district system.
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What is the ideal structure of the local government? What is the structure of local discourse? What is the local discourse? What is the local discourse? What is the local discourse? What is the local discourse?
00:16:03
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What is the structure? What is the summarizing? What are the issues? What are the basic municipal services? And what is the participation? What are the issues? What are the actual interactions? What are the practical basis? What is the structure? What is the ideal form of the structure?
00:16:32
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I think it's important to know that there is an idea of an ideal structure. I think it's important to know that there is an idea of an ideal structure. I think it's important to know that there is an idea of an ideal structure. I think it's important to know that there is an idea of an ideal structure. There is an idea of an ideal structure.
00:16:58
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So, this is the first division of the Mahatma Mahatma Mahatma Mahatma Mahatma Mahatma
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So, the local government, the district government, the centralisation of the union, the union government, the union council,
00:17:42
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The union council level is a water supply scheme to operate the water supply scheme. It is a district district. It is a unit. It is a community.
00:17:55
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sustainably in services co-maintain bikar sati, operate bikar sati, or run bikar sati. Basic issues like galley, street light, community parks, libraries. There is an infrastructure union council level per managehosakta and there is a lot of empowerment there.
00:18:23
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In Pakistan, there is a lot of money. It is fundamental. There is a lot of money. There is a lot of money. There is a lot of money. There is a lot of money. There is a lot of money. There is a lot of money. There is a lot of money. There is a lot of money.
00:18:51
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in ancient Greece, where the city-states come from. What is democracy and what is the evolution of democracy?
00:18:58
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I think it's important to note that the city is a city that has a lot of allegiance to it. I think it's important to know that the city is a city that has a lot of allegiance to it. And I think it's important to know that the city of Pakistan is a city that has a lot of allegiance to it. I think it's important to know that there is a lot of struggle in Pakistan.
00:19:24
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So, we have to imagine that there is no such thing as such, and we have to make sure that there is no tap.
00:19:54
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So coming back to your original question, in terms of structure
00:20:02
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At the level of the level of the integrated local government, the representative body, democratically elected, and citizen participation, we have to ensure that there is a vibrant democracy. We have to make sure that we are spending decisions, that we are zoning laws and changes.
00:20:30
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There are proper public hearings in the city hall. There are competing ideas in the city hall. There are council members in the city hall. There is a vote in the city hall. So I think there is a level of vibrant city hall culture in the city hall.
00:20:51
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I think it is important for us to participate in democracy. But I think it is important for Pakistan to participate in this.
00:21:11
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There are also the hubs of your economic activity, job creation. So, Haur and Karachi have to have much stronger, robust local government regimes. They have to have city level, maybe even fesla bhad, isla bhad. The city governments have to have tools for job creation and economic development.
00:21:40
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And in the end, I think that there is a lot of appeal to municipal bonds, the idea flow to business improvement districts, neighborhood improvement districts, tax increment financing. I think that the Empowered Institutions Zone is one of the most important tools made available.
00:22:16
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So I think there is also a need for a middle tier in these big cities. In New York, maybe London, maybe I think is another concept. The town administration, the town government,
00:22:25
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So, in the same way, in the same way, in the same way, in the same way,
00:22:41
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But Union Council again is the most accessible and most important tier.
00:22:59
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I think that the structure of the desert is very important. There are many districts that declare it, but I think that there is a lot of diversity in the desert. There is a lot of diversity in the desert. There is a lot of diversity in the desert. There is a lot of diversity in the desert. There is a lot of diversity in the desert. There is a lot of diversity in the desert. There is a lot of diversity in the desert. There is a lot of diversity in the desert. There is a lot of diversity in the desert.
Enhancing Political Competition
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There is a lot of diversity in the desert.
00:23:29
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So, many of you know that there is a lot of political competition in the United States and in the United States. And this is also a very important reason why Pakistan needs local governments. There is a lot of vibrancy of democratic culture and there is also a lot of competition.
00:23:59
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I think that there are many politicians who are not in the training ground that exist in this country. I think that there are many national and provincial candidates. There are many candidates. There are many family candidates who are already incumbent on this. Traditionally, they compete.
00:24:25
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And I think democracy will be a challenge. So I think this will also open up a lot of avenues for people who want to serve, for quality, it will filter out the best of the best. We will be able to challenge the incumbent MPAs, M&As.
00:24:54
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There is a political crisis in the political parties. There is a chance to depend on the party. There is a chance that the party is going to depend on the party. There is a chance that the party is going to depend on the party. There is a chance that the party is going to depend on the party. There is a chance that the party is going to depend on the party. There is a chance that the party is going to depend on the party. There is a chance that the party is going to depend on the party. There is a chance that the party is going to depend on the party. There is a chance that the party is going to depend on the party.
00:25:24
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I think it's important that local governments have the potential to promote competition and to promote research. I think that Dr. Ali Shima and Dr. Shannana Mohamad's research is important for union councils. And I think that union councils are the party workers' concentration.
00:25:46
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One union councils may actually public service delivery improvements with other or anything. You don't have a competition. The other one is competition. So what is the important point? Is this related to your point?
00:26:04
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long run my party strengthen Hongi Lekin Hamnae Tarik me dekhaikhaikhaikhaikhaikhaikhaikhaikhaikhaikhaikhaikhaikhaikhaikhaikhaikhaikhaikhaikhaikhaikhaikhaikhaikhaikhaikhaikhaikhaikhaikhaikhaikhaikhaikhaikhaikhaikhaikhaikhaikhaikhaikhaikhaikhaikhaikhaikhaikhaikhaikhaikhaikhaikhaikhaikhaikhaikhaikhaikhaikhaikhaikhaikhaikhaikhaikhaikhaikhaikhaikhaikhaikhaikhaikhaikhaikhaikhaikhaikhaikhaikhaikhaikhaikhaikhaikhaikhaikhaikhaikhaikhaikhaikhaikhaikhaikhaikhaikhaikhaikhaikhaik
00:26:26
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I think it's a good incentive to be aligned. I think there is a lot of power in this case. I think it's better to be able to concentrate, and I think it's better to be able to be a selfless host. I think it's better to be a leader. I think it's better to be a devolved group, because I think it's better to be a managed person.
00:26:47
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I think democracy is one of the most powerful governments in the world. Military leaders are under-empowered.
00:26:57
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the system, the system, the local government. And when you think about the local government's power, because there are political parties who have power at the provincial level, you have to have power. And if you have power, you have to have power, you have to have power, you have to have power. But the elected local, elected provincial or national governments have to have power.
00:27:21
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There is a history of this history, and I think that political parties, incentives, and incentives have been affected effectively by local governments who have empowered them. So what does this vision mean for local governments? What is the reality of this reality? What will it take for parties to effectively empower local governments?
00:27:50
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I would like to say that in Pakistan, there is a constant state of education. I think that there is a lot of education. I think that there is a lot of
00:28:21
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I think there are many reasons why this movement is so important to me. I think it is a popular leader on social media. And I think social media is very important to me. I think social media is very important to me and I think it is very important to me. But I think that the PDM movement is very important
00:28:50
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So, I think that there is a lot of work to do. I think that there is a lot of work to do. But I think that there is a lot of work to do. And I think that there is a lot of work to do. And I think that there is a lot of work to do. And there is a lot of work to do.
00:29:13
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I think it's important to remember that COVID-19 is an important part of our system. I think it's important to remember that COVID-19 is an important part of our system. I think it's important to remember that COVID-19 is an important part of our system. I think that COVID-19 is an important part of our system.
00:29:41
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Chor, or Jhut, or what you can see here, or Lantan, what you can see here. But you can see that there is a lot of things that are happening here. There are a lot of things that are happening here. There are a lot of systems that are being directed here, and there are a lot of things that are happening here. So, there are a lot of things that are happening here. There are MPSA's that are happening here. There are a lot of things that are happening here.
00:30:10
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I think it is important for us to know that there are many people who have been here for a long time, who have been here for a long time, who have been here for a long time, who have been here for a long time, who have been here for a long time, who have been here for a long time, who have been here for a long time, who have been here for a long time, who have been here for a long time, who have been here for a long time.
Current Initiatives and Challenges
00:30:36
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I think it's a good exercise to do this exercise. I think it's a good exercise to do this exercise. I think it's a good exercise to do this exercise. I think it's a good exercise to do this exercise. I think it's a good exercise to do this exercise. I think it's a good exercise to do this exercise. I think it's a good exercise to do this exercise. I think it's a good exercise to do this exercise.
00:31:05
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I am an MP of the United States. I am a member of the United States. I am a member of the United States. I am a member of the United States. I am a member of the United States. I am a member of the United States. I am a member of the United States. I am a member of the United States. I am a member of the United States.
00:31:29
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the routing, and I think that's why we have to do this. We have to agree that there are minimum functions that local governments and provinces have to develop. I think that we have to make sure that we have the right to do this, and that we have the right to do this, and that we have the right to do this, and that we have the right to do this, and that we have the right to do this, and that we have the right
00:31:59
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The local government has a popular impression of the popular impression of the popular impression of the popular impression of the popular impression of the popular impression of the popular impression of the popular impression of the popular impression of the popular impression of the popular impression of the popular impression of the popular impression of the popular impression of the popular impression of the popular impression of the popular impression of the popular impression of the popular impression of the popular impression of the popular impression of the popular impression of the popular impression of the popular impression of the popular impression of the popular impression of the popular impression of the popular impression of the popular impression of the popular impression of the popular impression of the popular impression of the popular impression of the popular impression of the popular impression of the popular impression of the popular impression of the popular impression of the popular impression of the popular impression of the popular impression of the popular impression of the popular impression of the popular impression of the popular impression of the popular impression of the popular impression of the popular impression of the popular impression of the popular impression of the popular impression of the popular impression of the popular impression of the popular impression of the popular impression of
00:32:28
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The martial law has been established in the U.P.A. and the martial law has been established in the U.P.A. In the provincial and national assemblies, there are many parties in the U.P.A. and there are many controlled democracies in the U.P.A.
00:32:54
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and disqualification laws and disqualifying them. So, the local government system, the presidential system, the electoral college,
00:33:11
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elected members. President Kainthakhaab ki aat us mein bhi woham sab bhake fein ke woh ke sthara fathma jana ko usilekshin me havaya gia aur. Su voh i bhathi usileha sitho controversial system. Tha aur usistom ki gira bari kyum me jain. Toh voh actually extension thi
00:33:32
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The British-Indian garage is one of the local government systems. It is controlled democracy. It is elected like a commissioner or a deputy commissioner. It is a final approving authority. It is the Yubhanka system that actually was inspired from the British colonial era local government system.
00:33:59
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I think it is important to have non-party elections, to promote political class, to promote the world, to promote the world, to promote the world, to promote the world, to promote the world, to promote the world, to promote the world, to promote the world, to promote the world, to promote the world, to promote the world, to promote the world,
00:34:24
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I think there is an interesting comparison between what we have seen in the local government system and the local government system. We have seen that there is a centralised power system in the local government system. We have seen that there is a centralised power system in the centralised power system in the centralised power system in the centralised power system in the centralised power system in the centralised power system in the centralised power system in the centralised power system in the centralised power system in the centralised power system in the centralised power system in the centralised power system in the centralised power system in the centralised power system in the centralised power system in the centralised power system in the centralised power system in the centralised power system in the centralised power system in the centralised power system in the centralised power system in the centralised power system in the centralised power system in the centralised power system in the centralised power system in the centralised power system in the centralised power system in the centralised power system in the centralised power system in the centralised power
00:34:53
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It is a total isolation from the national provincial assembly. But it is a lopsided decision that we have to make. We have to make sure that we have a system of ownership, political parties, non-party elections, candidates. We have to make sure that we have a candidate for the candidate.
00:35:17
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party candidate, police protection, marshal law, this candidate, this guy, this guy, this guy, this guy, this guy, this guy, this guy, this guy, this guy, this guy, this guy, this guy, this guy, this guy, this guy, this guy, this guy, this guy, this guy, this guy, this guy, this guy, this guy, this guy, this guy, this guy, this guy, this guy, this guy, this guy,
00:35:47
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But I think that has changed now. And I think that 2019 onwards, PMLN has actually championed local governments. PTI, I think, is a robust local government system. And Switzerland has a style of local governments. So I think that what we have done is that we have dissolved elections.
00:36:16
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But I think there is a need to actually undertake an effort that political parties can do. We have a local government agreement that the government will accept the agreement, interrupt the agreement, give PFC awards to the union council level resources, transfer zones, etc.
00:36:44
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So, I think that there is a discretionary expenditure development in the province. So, I think that there is a lot of investment in the district. So, I think that there is a lot of investment in the district. So, I think that there is a lot of funding for the planning department, the ADP department, the cabinet, etc. But I think that the local government system effectively has a district course that you share.
00:37:14
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The PFC formula will calculate the minimum amount of millinery that we need to calculate. There are disparities in the disparities in the supply chain and in the supply chain. And the reason for this is that the supply chain has to be centralized.
00:37:39
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So, this is the level of sense of deprivation in the district level.
00:37:49
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I think the point is that dialogue is not about political parties, it is about issues. So, in this initiative, we have Pakistan's local democracy dialogue. I think there are many objectives in this initiative, and I think the plan is about dialogue, and dialogue is about aspects.
Influence on National Politics
00:38:19
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I don't know what it means to be a citizen, but I think that there is a lot of politics and issues that can dictate that. So, I think that there is a lot of work to do, and I think that there is a lot to do.
00:38:49
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00:39:19
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has a young population or young populations are there in this army. So that is what your digital tools is the market information access to have now gone to quantity here or voter but available. So it was just the local government.
00:39:42
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The voters and the citizens of the world are going to have to demand to generate more political parties. They are going to have to have a voice. They are going to have to have a voice. They are going to have to have narratives. They are going to have to blindly follow. They are going to have to have political parties. They are going to have to sit together.
00:40:11
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agree on certain you know rules and you know how to structure a local government system that can work.
00:40:40
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I think it's important to know that we have to be able to make sure that we are able to make sure that we're able to make sure that we're able to make sure that we're able to make sure that we're able to make sure that we're able to make sure that we're able to make sure that we're able to make sure that we're able to make sure that we're able to make sure that we're able to make sure that we're able to make sure that we're able to make sure
00:41:05
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But unfortunately, the advantage was a disadvantage. There was a right of representation, a right of representation, a right of representation, a right of representation, a right of representation, a right of representation, a right of representation, a right of representation, a right of representation, a right of representation, a right of representation, a right of representation, a right of representation, a right of representation, a right of representation, a right of representation, a right of representation, a right of representation, a right of representation, a right of representation, a right of representation, a right of representation, a right of representation, a right of representation, a right of representation, a right of representation, a right of representation, a right of representation, a right of representation, a right of representation, a right of representation, a right of representation, a right of representation, a right of representation, a right of representation, a right of representation, a right of representation, a right of representation, a right of representation, a right of representation, a right of representation, a right of representation, a right of
00:41:32
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But there are many challenges that emerge in the face of climate change, traffic congestion, emissions, energy efficiency, density, mixed use, land use and so on. So, there is an institutional chaos at the city level.
00:42:03
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Thus, agencies overlapping jurisdictions, overlapping functions. So hopefully, the third one is awareness and engagement with the citizens. The other is advocacy. And the third aspect is research and hopefully creating a policy toolkit for politicians to help them undertake reform and
00:42:33
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you know, structured local governments that are responsive, democratic.
00:42:47
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This is an exciting initiative. I hope that Joby resources and Joby support this initiative. I hope it will be helpful. I would like to talk about local government and details. Research-based and local government-effectiveness. But I would like to talk about local government capacity.
00:43:14
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I think the local government is doing a lot of research in Pakistan and mostly Punjab. I think the idea is that there are a lot of people who support this country. I think that the local government, the local level of development is a good thing. Because we have a lot of capacity. We have a lot of human resources. We have a lot of resources.
00:43:40
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I don't know how many people I've been to in the past, but I've been there for a long time. It's been a long time since I've been here, and I've been to the DCO for a long time, and I've been there for a long time, and I've been there for a long time, and I've been there for a long time, and I've been there for a long time, and I've been there for a long time, and I've been there for a long time, and I've been there for a long time, and I've been there for a long time, and I've been there for a long time, and I've been there for a long time, and I've been there for a long time, and I've been there for a long time, and I've been there for a long time, and I've been there for a long time, and I've been there for a long time, and I've been there for a long time, and I've been there for a long time, and I've been
00:44:09
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What is the value of the local government's capacity to improve Karsakheen? What do you think about the vision of the Karsakheen?
00:44:25
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So, I think
00:44:54
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Resource Limitations and Solutions
00:45:20
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I think that there is a lot of concern about capacity constraints. I think that there are a lot of resources on the local level to decentralize. So I think that there is a lot of efficiency in the community.
00:45:23
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to
00:45:45
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And that is why I think it is important that the union council and the union council, the union council and the union council and the union council and the union council and the union council and the union council and the union council and the union council and the union council.
00:46:08
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This is the first time that we have been able to do this. And I think that this is the first time that we have been able to do this as opposed to what? We have been able to do this as opposed to what? We have been able to do this as opposed to what? We have been able to do this as opposed to
00:46:28
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There is no corruption in the institution. There is no building control. There is no fees. There is no fees. There is no inspector fees. There are no fees. There is no local government. There is no oversight. There is no accountability. There is no law accountability.
00:46:58
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which is the union council level level. I think it is important that the union council level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level level
00:47:29
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local governments now or non-elected administrators.
00:48:06
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The local government is not going to approve. The local government is not going to approve. And in the last several years, we have seen that the system is not going to be delivered. And the capacity of issues is not going to be addressed.
00:48:13
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So, in the case of unchecked urban sprawl, the housing society is a massive scale.
00:48:30
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The local government has a place for officers to join the Civil Service. There are certain positions created by the city manager. There is a role to train.
00:48:52
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I think it is important that local politics and its impact on the national politics and its change will be changed. I think it is important that the government will be able to do this and that the government will be able to do this and that the government will be able to do this. And I think financial empowerment is important.
00:49:17
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I think the model of this model is the model of the local government's resources and the local government's handover, local government's handover, local government's handover, local government's handover, local government's handover, local government's handover, local government's handover, local government's handover, local government's handover, local government's handover, local government's handover, local government's handover, local government's handover, local government's handover, local government's handover, local government's handover, local government's handover, local government's handover, local government's handover, local government's handover, local government's handover, local government's handover, local government's handover, local government's handover, local government's handover, local government's handover, local government's handover, local government's handover, local government's handover, local government's handover, local government's handover, local government's handover, local government's handover, local government's handover, local government
00:49:39
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The local government is going to have a revenue potential for the city's urban property tax. We have seen that in the 1950s and 1950s. We have seen that in obsolete property tax regimes. We have seen that in rental values tax calculate. We have seen that tax tax is going to be the most convoluted.
00:50:05
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So, there is a basic tax reform, property tax reform, tax instruments use, tax increment financing, downtowns, special provisioning bids, private sector co-outsource. The solutions are there. So, there is a lot of work to do.
00:50:32
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This is the capacity capacity. It is a transitionary arrangement that the local government act has to do. It is a commission that is going to empower people to do what they want to do. It functions with development authorities. It is completely west of the city.
00:50:56
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I don't know what to say to that.
00:51:23
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I think that there is an argument that local government supports local government. I think that local government supports local government. I think that there is an argument that local government supports local government. I think that there is an argument that local government supports local government.
00:51:45
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What is the local level of the union council? A ward chairperson, a ward member, a union council chairperson. And I think it's important that you look at it and see that there is a better position, that you can look at it and see that there is a lot of work to do. So, I think that there is a lot of research going on in my PhD. And I think research is important. And I think that research is something that
00:52:14
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a union council with the chairpersons or ward members in Lahore, and also the other union councils. On the other hand, actually, there are a lot of preferences that are there, but actually, there are a lot of questions. I think that there are a lot of random guesses that have come up. So, there are a lot of questions that have come up in local communities that have come up.
00:52:40
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So, I think that this is a very encouraging thing. I think that this is a very interesting experiment. I think that there are many different references to this experiment. But actually, I think that it is very responsive.
Representation of Marginalized Communities
00:52:54
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So, I think that there is a lot of interesting information about this. It is very responsive.
00:53:01
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So, what is finding and reconciling with the local government? What is it that the local government is trying to do? What is the research we need to do? What is the response we need?
00:53:19
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I suspect like any, like any system and institution, these institutions will grow with continuity. These institutions will grow with sort of, you know, as, as people, you know,
00:53:38
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elect a new head every four or five years, competing visions for the neighborhood will emerge, competing ideas for the city will emerge. So every time, and we come up with a new law every time,
00:54:06
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So these systems start afresh, they start from zero and they lose all the institutional memory. People just, it's like you start clean slate, the many local government in Apna Tenyoshulukya as the head of the district on January 1st, 2017 to Uswat.
00:54:26
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In the district council, there is no cash, so the account management has to be checked and the finance has to be financed. So, the account balance is zero.
00:54:37
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And if you have a system where the provincial government has assets or has cash balance or liabilities, then you have to assume that you have zero cash. So if you have a tax collector, if you have a budget, then you have to pay for it.
00:54:59
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I think it's very important to focus on tax collect and transfers. I think it's important to focus on the development plan as well. So, I suspect that there are a lot of changes. There are a lot of changes. There is a lot of change. There is a lot of democracy in which institutions grow and competitions grow.
00:55:28
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If someone does not make an effort to reach out to the constituents and figure out what really resonates with them, then they will most probably end up losing the election.
00:55:59
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I think democracy is a very important part of the Greek system, democratic continuity. The system has evolved, the system has evolved, the system has evolved, the system has evolved, the system has evolved, the system has evolved, the system has evolved, the system has evolved, and the system has evolved, and the system has evolved, and the system has evolved, and the system has evolved, and the system has evolved, and the system has evolved, and the system has evolved, and the system has evolved, and the system has evolved, and the system has evolved, and the system has evolved, and the system has evolved, and the system has evolved, and the system has evolved, and the system has evolved, and the system has evolved, and the system has evolved, and the system has evolved, and the system has evolved, and the system has evolved, and the system has evolved, and the system has evolved, and the system has evolved, and the system has evolved, and the system has evolved, and the system has evolved, and the system has evolved, and the system has evolved,
00:56:29
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model does not figure into the, you know, power dynamics of local government.
00:56:55
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So, we have to make sure that we have safe cards and we have to make sure that the community is participating and citizens are participating and mandatory public hearings.
00:57:08
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At least at the world level, at the UC level. I think it's a direct democracy that has a lot to do with it. I think it's a good document for citizens' budget. So, the system can be built in, built in, in a way that has been elected. Actually, there are no preferences.
00:57:44
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One person cannot get away with their...
00:58:01
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There are a lot of institutions here, but I think that there are a lot of religious minorities.
00:58:11
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I would like to say that I am very happy to be here today. I would like to thank the parliament, the national level, and the national level for representing this institution, which is a reserve government. I would like to introduce to you the local level, which is the union council house, which is the city of the U.S. reserve, which is the city of Ruparana.
00:58:40
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I think there are a lot of youth representatives here. I think that this system has been reserved for a long time. And I think that the interest of meaningfully representing the country is very important to the union councils. And I think that this is a very important issue for us.
00:59:05
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I think it's important to be empowered by the male representatives. Partly, I think it's important to be directly elected to the party. I think the party will nominate a nominate party. And I think it's important to be able to do that. I think it's important to be able to do that. I think it's important to be able to have a council member, a family member.
00:59:32
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And I think that there is a lot of responsibility for this. And I think that there are a lot of minority representatives. And I think that there is a lot of token that comes from the Council. And I think that there are a lot of minorities in the Council. And I think that there are a lot of minorities in the Council. And I think that there are a lot of reserve seats in the Council.
Necessary Reforms and Citizen Engagement
00:59:59
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Deserved seats, there are many marginalised sections or segments of society. Basically, it's a form of affirmative action.
01:00:15
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I think it's important to have a meaningful role in parliament, national assembly, provincial assembly, local councils. I think it's important to have a local government.
01:00:44
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There are also tools for subjugation of minority groups, for women, and for women. There is also a direct mandate. There is also a house in the house. There are also constituents in the house. There is also a house in the house. There are also constituents in the house.
01:01:11
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I think it's important to have the support of the NNFLA and also to have the resources to compete. Every member is competing for more resources for their constituents. And I think it's important to have a list of parties and a list of partners.
01:01:38
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or party, choose the party number one or the party number two or the party number three or the party number two or the party number three or the party number one.
01:01:55
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The system is very important because the government of India act is a reserve of seats and the government of India act is a reserve of seats and the government of India act is a reserve of seats and the government of India act is a reserve of seats and the government of India act is a reserve of seats and the government of India act is a reserve of seats and the government of India act is a reserve of seats and the government of India act is a reserve of seats and the government of India act is a reserve of seats and the government of India act is a reserve of seats and the government of India act is a reserve of seats and the government of India act is a reserve of seats and the government of India act is a reserve of seats and the government of India act is a reserve of seats and the government of India act is a reserve of seats and the government of India act is a reserve of seats and the government of India act is a reserve of seats and the government of India act is a reserve of seats and the government of India act is a reserve of seats and the government of India act is a reserve of
01:02:23
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political process mainstream. And if you think about this or if you think about it, you have to think about it. You have to think about it. You have to think about it in segments of society. You have to think about it in segments of society. You have to think about it in segments of society. You have to think about it in segments of society. You have to think about it in segments of society. You have to think about it in segments of society. You have to think about it in segments of society. You have to think about it in segments of society.
01:02:53
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There is a ballot paper that says that there are religious minorities and non-muslims. There is a ballot paper that says that there is a general candidate that says that there is a direct vote. And there are also representatives who say
01:03:21
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of the elections in councils or assemblies. I think the democratic spirit is part of the party.
01:03:41
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I think parties have a lot of problems. I don't know how to deal with them. I don't know how to deal with them. I don't know how to deal with them. I don't know how to deal with them. I don't know how to deal with them. I don't know how to deal with them.
01:04:09
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The reason why I am here is because of the harassment that has been made in my life. So, there is a meaningful voice. There are minorities and minorities in decision-making. So, I think this is an address that I have to address. I have been in direct elections for a long time. And I think that there is an electoral method
01:04:38
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Joe Marzio, but we can ensure that in Lomco Direct, elections are against, that is our seats.
01:04:47
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I think that India's local government has a lot of work to do, and I think it's a very familiar task. There's a lot of random things, there's a lot of government, there's a lot of seats to reserve in the sense that the seats for elections are the same, but the elections are the same. India has a lot of scheduled castes and scheduled tribes, so it's a lot of work to do.
01:05:12
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I think the election will strengthen the political strength of the election, but I think it will help us to develop a better relationship. I think it will be a great idea for Pakistan to try to do that.
01:05:27
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I'd like to ask you about the recommendations of the listeners who are interested in the local government's value. Do you have any action on the local government's support? Do you have any listeners who are interested in the local government's value? I'd like to ask the listeners who are interested in the local government's value. I'd like to ask the listeners
01:05:58
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So, in the last three years, I have been involved in this program, and in the last three years, I have been involved in this program. I have been involved in this program, and I have been involved in this program.
01:06:17
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I think it's important for us to understand what is happening in Pakistan. I think it's important for us to understand what is happening in the mainstream media. I think it's important for us to understand what is happening in Pakistan. I think it's important for us to understand what is happening in the mainstream media.
01:06:43
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I am very happy to be here. I am very happy to be here. I am very happy to be here. I am very happy to be here. I am very happy to be here. I am very happy to be here. I am very happy to be here. I am very happy to be here. I am very happy to be here.
Conclusion and Future Topics
01:07:08
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I am very happy to be here.
01:07:13
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I think it's important to avoid tankers. So, we have to afford to afford to afford to afford to afford to afford to afford to afford to afford to afford to afford to afford to afford to afford to afford to afford to afford to afford to afford to afford to afford to afford to afford to afford to afford to afford to afford to afford to afford to afford to afford to afford to afford to afford to afford to afford to afford
01:07:41
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The city has a disparity in its disparity. The city has to go to the city and the city has to go to the city of Pakistan. The city has to go to the city of Pakistan. The city has to go to the city of Pakistan. The city has to go to the city of Pakistan. The city has to go to the city of Pakistan.
01:08:09
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municipal corporation, city government, local government, etc. I think it's important to know that there is a local government system, local government, elections, etc. But in Pakistan,
01:08:30
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It was the 18th Amendment, and the realization that it was not the right thing to do, it was not the right thing to do, it was not the right thing to do, it was not the right thing to do, it was not the right thing to do, it was not the right thing to do, it was not the right thing to do, it was not the right thing to do, it was not the right thing to do, it was not the right thing to do, it was not the right thing to do, it was not the right thing to do,
01:08:59
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disparity in power. So, we have to be aware of what is happening in the country. We have to be aware of what is happening in the country. We have to be aware of what is happening in the country. We have to be aware of what is happening in the country. We have to be aware of what is happening.
01:09:23
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So, I would like to thank all of you for your support. Thank you very much.
01:09:33
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Thank you so much, Ahmed, for taking time out for this. Thank you so much, Asad.
01:09:58
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One has to appreciate this podcast that you've started. I've been hearing and listening to the earlier podcasts and I've learned a lot myself and looking forward to the future podcasts as well. Thank you so much. That's great to hear. Thank you.