Friday, October 23, 2020

Afghan parliamentary delegation heads for Pakistan

By Masood Sattar Khan 
(Pakistan News & Features Services)
A delegation of Wolesi JIRGA (Afghanistan Parliament) led by Speaker Rahmani left Kabul for Islamabad to hold talks with Pakistani officials on the peace process, relations between parliaments of the two countries and other current topics, Abdul Qadir Zazai Watandost, head of the secretariat of the parliament, stated in Kabul on October 23. 

Watandost disclosed that the visit was being undertaken on the invitation of Asad Qaiser, the speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan. 

The parliamentary delegation will hold talks with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan, Asad Qaiser, the Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan, and the Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi among other high-ranking officials. 

Watandost shared that three topics will be discussed in their meetings which include relations between parliaments of the two countries, the Afghan peace process and building coordination between Afghanistan and Pakistan. 

He added that the plight of Afghan refugees in Pakistan and the visa problem for Afghan citizens will also be discussed in their meetings with Pakistani officials.

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