Speaker
National Assembly, Dr.Fehmida Mirza on Monday said the recent
secretaries level meeting between Pakistan and India yielded
encouraging results as dialogue was the only way forward in improving
bilateral ties. She
was talking to Madam Meira Kumar, Speaker of Indian Lok Sabha in a
meeting held in Sansad Bhavan. Both the Speakers discussed issues of
mutual interest.Dr
Fehmida stressed the need for enhanced parliamentary interaction
between Pakistan and India for building bridges of understanding and
friendship between the two countries, said a message received here from
Indian Capital New Delhi.The
Speaker believed that frequent parliamentary interactions would be
helpful in addressing various issues between the two countries.
Dr. Fehmida Mirza, who is on an
official visit to India, said, “Though terrorism and violence is a
common threat to all of us, however, Pakistan has suffered most as more
than 30,000 of its civilian population and 5,000 personnel of law
enforcement agencies have lost their lives in combating terrorism.”
Both the countries will share their experiences in various fields to meet the challenges by exploiting the untapped potential, she hoped.
Referring to the Mumbai incident, Dr Fehmida Mirza said Pakistan too had its concerns on the Samjhota Express incident.
She also extended invitation to Madam Meira Kumar to attend 7th Women Speakers’ Conference to be held in Pakistan from November 15-17 this year.
Welcoming Dr. Fehmida, the Speaker Lok Sabha said that relationship between Pakistan and India were not confined to politics and trade alone, rather those were also based on emotional and cultural grounds.
She informed her Pakistani counterpart that India had also formed India-Pakistan Parliamentary Friendship Group following Pakistan’s pattern.
She was confident that interaction between parliamentarians of both the countries would yield positive results.
Later, Dr. Fehmida also held separate meetings with Speakers of other SAARC countries including Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Afghanistan.
During the meetings, they exchanged views on issue of mutual interests, particularly in the context of SAARC Speaker and Parliamentary Forum for strengthening ties among the parliaments of SAARC countries. APP
Both the countries will share their experiences in various fields to meet the challenges by exploiting the untapped potential, she hoped.
Referring to the Mumbai incident, Dr Fehmida Mirza said Pakistan too had its concerns on the Samjhota Express incident.
She also extended invitation to Madam Meira Kumar to attend 7th Women Speakers’ Conference to be held in Pakistan from November 15-17 this year.
Welcoming Dr. Fehmida, the Speaker Lok Sabha said that relationship between Pakistan and India were not confined to politics and trade alone, rather those were also based on emotional and cultural grounds.
She informed her Pakistani counterpart that India had also formed India-Pakistan Parliamentary Friendship Group following Pakistan’s pattern.
She was confident that interaction between parliamentarians of both the countries would yield positive results.
Later, Dr. Fehmida also held separate meetings with Speakers of other SAARC countries including Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Afghanistan.
During the meetings, they exchanged views on issue of mutual interests, particularly in the context of SAARC Speaker and Parliamentary Forum for strengthening ties among the parliaments of SAARC countries. APP
