Pakistan's parliamentarians and the legislative staff on study tour of the United States concluded their fortnight-long visit describing the endeavour as 'advantageous' and 'rewarding.'
If a medical graduate cannot call himself a doctor without doing house job, how can a parliamentarian claim being a legislator without undergoing the rigours of the job by attending training courses within the country and outside, said a member of the delegation at a party held at the Pakistan Embassy.
Earlier, they attended a briefing conducted by Acting Ambassador Mohammad Sadiq at the Jamshed Marker auditorium, which was followed by a question-answer session, in which they asked searching queries about the working of the embassy, the condition and aspirations of the hard-working and professional members of Pakistani-American community, and the promises offered by the qualified and confident second generation graduates and professionals.
The parliamentarians belonged to the various political parties of Pakistan, and equally varied and valuable were their viewpoints.
However, there were no two opinions that there is no substitute to democracy, remedies are available to problems facing Pakistani society, social change is universal, tolerance and serious-minded conduct enriches a society.