Monday, May 30 – A two day dialogue is going to be held between Pakistani and Afghan parliament members in Kabul today. Parliamentarians are going to discuss the issues impacting the relationship between the two countries. A delegation including 18 members of Pakistan`s National Assembly and Senate is going to attend the dialogue which will focus on counter-terrorism strategies of the two countries.
According to an announcement by officials on Sunday, the meeting is being facilitated by a foreign-funded civil society organisation, the Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency (Pildat).
It is worth to mention that (Pildat) has facilitated four joint workshops of Pakistani and Afghan parliamentarians since 2008.
To help parliaments of the two countries to develop a relationship which is based on greater interaction and dialogue on bilateral and regional issues of mutual interest has been the main objective of the initiative.
The Pakistani delegation who are going to attend Monday’s meeting, includes Deputy Chairman of the Senator Mir Jan Muhammad Jamali and Deputy Speaker National Assembly Faisal Karim Kundi.
