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Bangladeshi and Australian High Commissioners call on National Assembly Speaker


Islamabad: The High Commissioner of Bangladesh Mr. Suhrab Hossain and High Commissioner of Australia Mr. Timothy Spenser George separately called on Speaker National Assembly Dr. Fehmida Mirza, in the Parliament House, today. Reaffirming the enduring Pak-Bangladesh relations, the Speaker said that the bilateral relations between Pakistan and Bangladesh would remain warm and very special since both the countries share common religion, culture and history. She said that present Pakistani leadership has firm resolve and keen desire to reinvigorate the existing [...]

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Speaker and Deputy Speaker National Assembly condole the Death of Mother of Rukhsana Bangash


Islamabad: Dr. Fehmida Mirza, Speaker and Faisal Karim Kundi, Deputy Speaker National Assembly of Pakistan have condoled the sad demise of mother of Rukhsana Bangash, MNA/Political Secretary to the President of Pakistan. In their separate condolence messages to Rukhsana Bangash, the Speaker and Deputy Speaker expressed their heartfelt grief and sorrow over the sad demise of her mother. They prayed to Almighty Allah to rest the departed soul in eternal peace and grant courage and fortitude to the bereaved family [...]

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UKAID Delegation calls on Deputy Speaker, National Assembly


Islamabad: A 3-Member delegation of Department of Intentional Development (DFID) UKaid headed by Ms Sarah Ladbury called on Deputy Speaker, National Assembly Faisal Karim Kundi in Parliament House today. Talking to delegation the Deputy Speaker said that as a front line state in war against terrorism Pakistan’s economy has suffered badly besides, huge loses of lives of innocent citizens and personnel of security forces. He said that poverty, illiteracy and lack of economic opportunities were the major causes of insurgency [...]

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National Assembly Speaker call upon all Political Forces to rise above party lines and work for Democracy and Elimination of Terrorism


Islamabad: Dr. Fehmida Mirza, Speaker, National Assembly has said that Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto was a visionary and a stateswoman and always aspired for a world, free from exploitation and discrimination between privileged and underprivileged, men and women. She fought for the downtrodden and oppressed and longed for a forward-looking Pakistan, where women were not subjected to humiliation, torture and treated with respect as equal partners to progress and prosperity. She said this in her message on the 58th Birth Anniversary [...]

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National Assembly Speaker calls for European Union support for Socio Economic Development in Pakistan


Islamabad: Speaker, National Assembly Dr. Fehmida Mirza has asked EU for its support for the socio-economic development in the country especially in the flood affected areas and the tribal belt of Pakistan. She remarked that EU has been always supportive of the democratic governments in Pakistan in their development initiatives. Dr. Fehmida Mirza said this while talking to Mr. Andris Peibalgs, European Union Commissioner for Development who called on her in Parliament House, this afternoon. Dr. Fehmida Mirza said that [...]

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Parliamentary Cooperation and People-To-People contacts to Strengthen Pak-German relations: National Assembly Speaker


Islamabad: Speaker, National Assembly Dr. Fehmida Mirza has said that Pakistan and Germany enjoy cordial relations based on common interest and shared perceptions on major international issues. She said that Pakistan strongly desires to further diversify its existing relations through people-to-people contacts and parliamentary cooperation between National Assembly and German Bundestag (Parliament). Dr. Fehmida Mirza was talking to a 5-Members Delegation comprising of Members of German Bundestag led by Mr. Rainer Arnold, MP which called on her in Parliament House [...]

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National Assembly Speaker felicitate Turkish Prime Minister


Islamabad: Dr. Fehmida Mirza, Speaker, National Assembly on her own and on the behalf of Parliament of Pakistan has felicitated Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Prime Minister of Turkey over his party’s successive victory in the Parliamentary Election in Turkey. In her felicitating message to Recep Tayyip Erdogan the Speaker said that success of his party in third consecutive parliamentary election in Turkey was an evidence of trust and confidence of the Turkish people reposed in his leadership and his government’s policies. [...]

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