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Central Secretariat
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Finding solutions for a better Pakistan
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“IRW realizes the role students can play in the society and wants to
effectively utilize their potential in context of research in politics.”

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Author: Atif Abbas

Committee: Surveying

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Committee on Surveying Students, Politics & Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf

Insaf Research Wing (IRW) is a part of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (movement for justice a political
party, PTI). IRW was created in 2009 to carry out research in order to find solutions for problems in
Pakistan. The foremost goal of IRW is to keep people of Pakistan and PTI informed and prepared.

The wing is composed of committees. Each committee addresses issues related to its field of expertise.
The committees defined as of yet are (i) Socio-Political (ii) Technological (iii) Defense (iv) Energy (v)
Poverty alleviation (vi) Industrialization (vii) Healthcare (viii) Foreign affairs (ix) Media/public
relations (x) Membership (xi) Expatriates (xii) Education (xiii) Surveying (xiv) Economics (xv)
Environment.

The research reports/papers are either commissioned by the central executive committee of PTI or
committee members of IRW. PTI members can also suggest IRW to consider researching on a matter
they find important. IRW welcomes any contributions in the form of scholarly work addressing
important issues. Nevertheless, after the author(s) sends the document it is peer reviewed before
getting published. In the process of peer review the document is technically analyzed and scrutinized.
The procedure is necessary to maintain quality control. However, varying opinions & ideas are not
penalized.

Apart from working on research reports/papers which shed light on problems and provide basic
solutions, IRW undertakes the task of preparing extensive policies for PTI. These detailed and in-
depth policy documents are a combination of input from several professionals who are well versed in
the subject. IRW also serves as a check on the reigning government’s policies.

The Wing does not follow a preset ideology while carrying out research. IRW does not endorse any
opinion presented in a published report/paper as an official position. Likewise, several research
reports/paper on a similar subject published by IRW can have contradictory recommendations
though it should be noted that these point of views are sole responsibility of the author(s). Very
rarely when there is a complete consensus on a certain research report/paper within IRW only then
it is recommended to PTI for official perusal. Any published document by the wing does not
constitute it as an official position of PTI unless otherwise stated.

Insaf Research Wing works at a national level but its members are located throughout the world
bringing in the much needed international experience. IRW practices an open membership policy
valid for all Pakistanis regardless of religion or race. Nevertheless, members of other nationalities
from international organizations interested in helping Pakistan are always welcome to join IRW.

Published reports of IRW can be accessed at PTI’s website www.insaf.pk. The headquarter of IRW is
located at PTI’s Central Secretariat, Street No. 84, Sector G-6/4, Islamabad, Pakistan.

Copyright © 2009 by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf All rights reserved.

The contents of this report/paper cannot be reproduced without prior permission of IRW.

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Committee on Surveying
Students,
Politics &
Pakistan
Tehreek-e-Insaf
In our country, politics is second to
entertainment though some call it dirty game
but those who have been in power try to justify
that they are public servants because public
has elected them. In the whole scenario of
election and representation, take a moment
and focus on students, how and what role they
play in politics. Insaf Research Wing (IRW)
realizes the role students can play in the
society and wants to effectively utilize their
potential in context of research in politics.
Society & Politics
Organized and interdependent community is
called society1; our society reflects various
colors in different shades of life – in natural
disasters it looks generous, in praising it seems
self-centered, in need of making a queue it
seems impatient, in matters of wealth and
property it looks materialistic, in representing
own culture it lacks confidence, in promoting
personalities its media chooses actors of other
nations, in dealings it depends on foreign
language, and in following norms it is after
West hence, exhibit an impression of inferiority
complex.
Art and science of government is politics2
whereas politics in our society has been a sport
with no rules besides dishonesty and mud
slinging. Therefore, an honest man cannot think
of politics because of the fear of being played
by the opportunist hence a silent majority is
being formed in the society. What impression
does this expose on students?
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Concise Oxford Dictionary
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Insaf Research Wing
Students, Politics & Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
Students & Politics
On thinking about students in politics, image of
young men wrapped in flags with stickers on
shirts, holding banners-placards shouting
slogans, running on roads - riding bikes flashes
across ones mind. Their energy and
enthusiasm is commendable but there is lack of
discipline, patience and ideology because they
are in politics of a society, which lack these as
violence is being exercised in daily life.
A student in politics knows how to make
preparations for protest, riot and convention
whereas s/he is not clear whether s/he is
supporting a candidate on basis of his/her
political stance or character, supporting a party
for it’s leadership, manifesto and/or social
development programs. This depicts
generation(s) being prepared for the future.
Insaf Student Federation & Research
Wing
Insaf Student Federation (ISF) has been
coordinating different activities to gather
students at one word, ‘insaf’ (justice) in this
movement. They arrange membership
campaigns, meetings, processions, discussions
and protests; raise their voice on various issues
wherever they can.
IRW recognizes the approaches by which a
change in society can be brought through
students. ISF can play vital role in Green
Pakistan campaign and in conduction of
surveys. By giving students training as
enumerators they can be utilized in data
collection phase. In this way, they can get
introduced to surveys, interest may develop in
research and in future they may contribute in
IRW.
Therefore, students in Pakistan Tehreek-e-
Insaf can be utilized in initiating campaigns to
create awareness in the society and in
gathering public opinion; by this life can be
given to concepts envisaged by IRW through
ISF.
The author is a research scholar.
[E-mail, A2: atieph@yahoo.com]
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