The Centre for Peace and Development Initiatives convened the inaugural national summit of Fellowship champions on February 12, 2026 in Islamabad to mark the conclusion of the two-year Green Zameen Fellowship. One hundred and one champions attended, including 37 parliamentarians from the National Assembly and all four provincial assemblies representing ten political parties, coming together to reflect on the Fellowship’s outcomes and to strengthen multi-stakeholder engagement on Pakistan’s energy transition and climate agenda.
The day’s programme featured four technical breakout sessions led by senior energy experts, covering Prosumer Regulation 2026, accelerating the uptake of electric vehicles, sustainable infrastructure development and advancing energy transition for economic transformation. Discussions focused on practical policy options for federal and provincial lawmakers and steps to scale solutions across Pakistan.
A group of parliamentarian champions offered perspectives informed by their Fellowship participation, among them Kanwal Pervaiz Chaudhry, Parliamentary Secretary for Environment Protection and Climate Change, Punjab Assembly; Rehan Bandukda, Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Energy, Sindh Assembly; Daud Shah Afridi, Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Energy and Power Department, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly; Shariq Jamal, Vice President of the Young Parliamentarians Forum, Sindh Assembly; and Dr Shazia Sobia Aslam Soomro, Member of the Standing Committee on Climate Change and Environmental Coordination, National Assembly.
Participants received certificates on successful completion of the Green Zameen Fellowship while resource persons were presented shields in recognition of their contributions. Mr Mukhtar Ahmad Ali, Chief Executive Officer of CPDI, administered an oath to the Fellowship champions reaffirming their commitment to a just energy transition and climate mitigation, and the champions formally endorsed the Citizens’ Charter of Energy 2026 and beyond as a shared roadmap for action.
