Services

Ishtiraq provides a wide range of policy services given its multidisciplinary team members. These include –

Strategic Litigation:

The judiciary is a key player in achieving policy outcomes in Pakistan. Our in-house team of counsels and regulatory experts help navigate Pakistan’s complex regulatory architecture and pursue policy objectives through strategic litigation when other tools cannot be utilized.

Project Management:

Public sector project management requires expertise to manage large resources, government counterparts, donors’ concerns and a complex political economy that underpins the network of relations. Our project management experts tackle the complexities of public sector project management in Pakistan – whether it is unlocking government relations to meet delivery timelines or developing investment budgets that guarantee value-for-money.

Policy Design:

Policy design is a specialized domain which requires careful consideration of a range of policy tools, such as treasury-based, authority-based, information-based measures to overcome a problem. Any sound design should also consider the economic, societal and political risk associated with a proposed solution. At Ishtiraq, our policy experts work to weight out all these considerations to achieve a robust policy design.

Institutional Capacity Building:

Ishtiraq’s team members have worked a wide range of public sector institutions, including federal and provincial legislatures, governments, judiciary, and civil society organizations to increase their capacity to deliver reforms. We particularly specialize in criminal justice reforms and healthcare in this regard, where our team members have demonstrated results built on reforming the institutions concerned. 

Impact Assessment:

Impact assessments, whether ex post or ex ante, are a critical element of the policy cycle. It is also a fairly technical field which requires analytical rigor in quantitative analytical techniques. From testing the theory of change to helping develop monitoring and evaluation instruments that can measure results, Ishtiraq’s team of policy analysts  help achieve objective policy assessments.

Policy Research:

Our team of policy analysts is trained in both quantitative and qualitative policy research techniques. Whether it is complex comparative assessments based large datasheets, framework-based predictive analysis, or even qualitative analysis based on interviews, Ishtiraq delivers incisive research based on cutting-edge policy analysis techniques.

Advocacy:

We deliver full-spectrum strategic communication services which help organizations advocate for reforms through print, electronic and social media. Our team of experts also specializes in developing and executing strategic engagement plans to help pierce through complex government relations and achieve policy objectives.