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TEDxMargalla - Khurram Dastgir Khan - Understanding Politics

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Channel: TEDx Talks · 2012 · People & Blogs

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Engineer Khurram Dastgir Khan is a Member of the National Assembly belonging to Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz); and carries with him an air of intellect which makes him shine out -- loud and clear. He was educated at St. Joseph's School and Cadet College Hassan Abdal. And trained as an electrical engineer at the California Institute of Technology and holds a degree in Economics from Bowdoin College, both in the United States. He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan on February 18, 2008. He was elected Chairman of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Commerce on October 23, 2008. In Parliament, he has led legislative efforts on restructuring Pakistan's anti-dumping and insurance statutes, regulation of foreign security agencies, empowering the Standing Committees with budgetary approval of ministries and, most recently, reform of high treason law. As Chairman, Khurram has revitalized the parliamentary Standing Committee that oversees Pakistan's Commerce Ministry; Under his chairmanship, the Committee has performed vigorous oversight of the executive branch on trade policy, WTO regulations, Afghan Transit Trade, regulation of insurance industry, and integrity of government procurement. Khurram Dastgir Khan is affiliated politically with the principal opposition party, Pakistan Muslim League-N, where he was the Central Joint Secretary during 2006-2009. He has also served previously as Special Assistant to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in 1999. During 1999-2008, he led resistance in Gujranwala against the dictatorial rule of Gen. Pervez Musharraf.

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