Section 9: Advisory Council

9. Advisory Council.—(1) There shall be an Advisory Council of the Commission consisting of— (a) the Chairman who shall act as its Convener; (b) representatives from civil society, community based organizations an such other persons as are approved by the Commission; (c) one representative each of :- (i) the Ministry of Education, Government of Pakistan; (ii) the Ministry of Health, Government of Pakistan; (iii) the Ministry of Finance, Government of Pakistan; (iv) Ministry of Environment, Local Government and Rural Development Government of Pakistan; (v) the Government of Balochistan Government of North west Frontier Province, Government of Sindh, and Government of the Punjab; (vi) States and Frontier Regions Division, Government of Pakistan; (vii) the Ministry of Women Development, Social Welfare and Special Education; Government of Pakistan; (viii) Planning Commission; (ix) National Reconstruction Bureau of Pakistan. (2) The functions of the Advisory Council shall be— (a) to render assistance and advice in improvement of the Policy Guidelines of the Commission; and (b) to make recommendations for augmenting financial resources of the Commission. (3) The Advisory Council shall meet at least once in every quarter and may hold its meetings as and when necessary. (4) The Advisory Council may invite any technical expert or person possessing specialized knowledge on related subjects for assistance in performance of its functions. (5) The Advisory Council shall make rules of procedure and conduct of its business.

Effective date: 2002-01-01

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