Members of the Tharparkar Youth Parliament raise their hands as they gather for a mock provincial assembly session. The initiative aims to promote peace and harmony, as well as an understanding of democratic values. But a group of high school students from Tharparkar are learning first-hand what it means to be the custodians of democracy. “We need to understand each other,” were the words of the ‘chief minister’ of the Tharparkar Youth Parliament Yurok Balani. “But we held capacity-building training sessions for those who were selected.”According to Shivani, the youth assembly members hail from all four union councils of Tharparkar.

Source: The Express Tribune November 06, 2020 03:56 UTC