Toronto, October 30; The Pakistan Parliamentary delegation concluded the 5-day Study Visit to Canada�s House of Commons and the Ontario Legislature.

As a concluding part of its visit, the delegation held meetings with the Ontario Ministry of Finance officials Mr. Mashood Mirza, Ms. Susan Rhodes, Mr. Sasa Jurak and Mr. Ted Griffith to discuss the process of budget formulation and its various stages.

The chair of the delegation Mr. Khurram Dastgir Khan held a concluding session with the delegation discussing the key lessons learnt and the areas of follow-up for the Pakistan delegation upon its return in Pakistan. Mr. Ahmed Bilal Mehboob, PILDAT Executive Director thanked the chair and members of the delegation for their participation, interest and in-depth interactions during the study visit.

The Pakistan delegation comprised Mr. Khurram Dastgir Khan, MNA, Chairman, National Assembly Standing Committee on Commerce (Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), NA-96, Gujranwala-II, Punjab); Mr. Nadeem Afzal Gondal, MNA, Chairman National Assembly Standing Committee on Rules of Procedure and Privileges (Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians (PPPP), NA-64 Sargodha-I, Punjab); Syed Ghulam Mustafa Shah, MNA, Chairperson National Assembly Standing Committee on Water and Power (Pakistan peoples Party Parliamentarian (PPPP), NA-214 Nawabshah-II, Sindh); Khawaja Sohail Mansoor, MNA, (Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM); NA-240, Karachi-II, Sindh); Dr. Maqsood Ahmad Malik, Secretary, Provincial Assembly of the Punjab; Mr. Ahmed Bilal Mehboob, Executive Director, PILDAT and Ms. Aasiya Riaz, Joint Director, PILDAT.

The Study Visit was facilitated by PILDAT jointly with the Parliamentary Centre Canada is part of the Parliamentary and Political Party Strengthening Project (PPPSP) which is funded through the Glyn Berry Program of Canada�s Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT).