November 07; The second meeting of the Pakistan-Afghanistan Parliamentary Friendship Group in the Senate of Pakistan took place today to discuss the status of the recommendations emanating from the Pakistan-Afghanistan MPs Dialogue held in 2013, sustainability of the Dialogue and the next round of Pakistan-Afghanistan Parliamentarians Dialogue.

The meeting was held under the chairpersonship of the Convener of the Senate Parliamentary Friendship Group on Afghanistan, Honourable Senator Afrasiab Khattak while PILDAT facilitated the meeting at its Islamabad Offices. Syed Haider Shah, Director, Afghanistan Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, represented the Foreign Office in the meeting. Mr. Mudassir Sher Ali Gondal, Section Officer of the Senate Secretariat, was also part of the meeting.

Prominent members of Senate Parliamentary Friendship Group with Afghanistan who attended the meeting under the Chairmanship of Honourable Senator Afrasiab Khattak (ANP, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa-KP) included Honourable Senator Farhatullah Babar (PPPP, KP), Honourable Senator Kalsoom Parveen (BNP-A, Balochistan) and Honourable Senator Zafar Ali Shah (PML-N, ICT). Honourable Senator Dr. Muhammad Jahangir Badar (PPPP, Punjab), Honourable Senator Saeed Ul Hassan Mandokhel (PML, Balochistan) and Honourable Senator Amar Jeet Singh (ANP, KP) attended the meeting as special invitees.