18 Pakistani members of parliament left for Kabul on Sunday to hold a two-day dialogue with their Afghan counterparts on issues of mutual interest and concern that impact the relationship between the two neighbouring countries. The dialogue will focus on counter terrorism strategies for the two countries.
The dialogue is a continuation of Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency (Pildat's) commitment to strengthening Parliamentary ties and relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan. Earlier, four joint workshops of Pakistani and Afghani Parliamentarians have been facilitated by Pildat since 2008.
The broad objective behind the initiative has been to facilitate Parliaments of the two countries to develop a relationship based on greater interaction and dialogue with each other on bilateral and regional relations and issues of mutual interest According to a Pildat press release Senator Mir Jan Muhammad Jamali, Deputy Chairman Senate of Pakistan and Faisal Karim Kundi, Deputy Speaker National Assembly of Pakistan are co-chairing the delegation.
Other members of the delegation are Senator Abdul Ghaffar Qureshi, PML; Senator Fauzia Fakhar-uz-Zaman, PML; Senator Najma Hameed, PML-N; Senator Saeeda Iqbal, PPPP; Senator Afrasiab Khattak, ANP and Senator Dr Abdul Malik whereas Members from the National Assembly of Pakistan include Malik Amad Khan, PPPP; Dr Muhammad Ayub Shaikh, MQM, Nadeem Afzal Gondal, PPPP; Pervaiz Khan, Advocate, ANP; Sardar Mehtab Ahmed Khan Abbasi, PML-N; Humayon Saifullah Khan, PML; and Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari, PML.