I was in the most remote area of my constituency in Dera Ghazi Khan when I received a call from the speaker of the National Assembly who informed me I was part of a delegation to Cuba. This was the first time since this parliament took oath in 2013 that I was made part of […]
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The head of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs Awais Leghari on Wednesday reiterated Pakistan’s consistent support to the Palestinian cause at all forums. In his address to delegates from 80 countries attending a Conference on Palestinian Intifada in Iran, he said that UN Security Council Resolution 2334 of December 2016 criticising the
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Chairman Parliamentary Committee on China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed led a 14-member delegation to Beijing, Shanghai and Suzhou. It was on the invitation of the Communist Party of China that a deliberative group across the political divide interacted at length with the Chinese on the past, present and future of the CPEC.
Chairman Standing Committee for Foreign Affairs Mr. Awais Leghari welcomed Mr. Allaudin Boroujerdi, Chairman of the Committee for Foreign Policy and National Security of Iran. Mr. Boroujerdi invited Chairman Leghari to attend the Conference on Palestine in Tehran in February 2017 and reciprocated sentiments to further the relationships between the two countries. The Chairmen were
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PRESS RELEASE: BRIEFING BY THE FOREIGN SECRETARY TO THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS ABOUT THE PREVAILING GROUND SITUATION REGARDING THE KASHMIR DISPUTE. The Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs was briefed by the Foreign Secretary Mr. Aizaz Ahmed Chaudhry on Pakistan India relations in current situations, latest Indian aggression along Line of Control (LoC) and
Press Release Geneva, 7 September 2016: The Special Envoy of the Prime Minister on Jammu & Kashmir and Chairman Standing Committee of National Assembly on Foreign Affairs, Mr. Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari met Dr. Joanne Liu, the International President of the Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) today and briefed her about the alarming health situation and
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The 37th meeting of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs was held today at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Islamabad, under the chairmanship of Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari, MNA, to consider and discuss the Ratification of International Treaties Bill, 2013 (Private Member, Bill) moved by Dr. Shireen Mehrunnisa Mazari, MNA. The Chairman explained that this
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“Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari chaired the 34th meeting of Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs at the Parliament House, Islamabad, today to discuss Pak-Afghan relations.” Mr. Sartaj Aziz, Advisor on Foreign affairs briefed the present situation of the Pak-Afghan relations from all dimensions including his latest meetings abroad and concluded that things are moving in the
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“The 33rd meeting of Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs was held in the Parliament House, Islamabad, on April 04, 2017, under the Chairmanship of Mr. Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari, MNA to discuss Pakistan – Iran relations with a focus on economic, trade and security aspects as per the agenda.” The Chairman congratulated the newly appointed
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