Foreign Affairs

Issue Brief IV: An Analysis of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif’s visit to the U.S: Policy Implications and Way Forward

The U.S and Pakistan have had an enduring bilateral relationship since 1947. This partnership has now expanded outside the traditional security realm in recognition of the multifaceted issues facing both countries through people-to-people contacts and parliamentary exchanges. There have been many ups and downs in the relationship between the two countries but diplomatic ties were

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Foreign Affairs Committee welcomes Afghan Delegation

Chairman Foreign Affairs Committee, Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan leghari warmly welcomed the Afghan delegation on February 26, 2016, Led by H.E Abdul Rauf Ibrahimi, Speaker Wolesy Jirga of Afghanistan, on behalf of the Foreign Affairs Committee and considered it as a historic step by the Parliament of Pakistan under the leadership of the Speaker National

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Ambassadors at UN Geneva briefed by PM’s Special Envoy on Kashmir

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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PM’s Special Envoy Awais Leghari Highlights Kashmir Issue in Geneva

Press Release: Geneva, 6 September 2016: Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari, Chairman Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs of the National Assembly who is currently visiting Geneva as the Special Envoy of the Prime Minister, today briefed the Geneva international community on the grave human rights situation in Indian Occupied Jammu & Kashmir. Mr. Leghari met

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PM’s Special Envoy Awais Leghari meets UN High Commissioner for Human Right

Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari, Special Envoy of the Prime Minister on Jammu & Kashmir and Chairman Standing Committee of National Assembly on Foreign Affairs met Prince Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva, and briefed him about the ongoing critical human rights situation in IOK (Indian occupied Kashmir), underscoring

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Meeting with Chairman Senate of NA of Afghanistan

A high-level parliamentary delegation led by National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq went to Kabul on a two-day visit to discuss Pak-Afghan bilateral relations and key issues of strategic importance. The delegation aimed to highlight Pakistan’s commitment towards Afghan peace and stability and urged the need for constructive engagement between the two countries for the

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Japanese Ambassador Hosts Dinner

Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan, Mr. Takashi Kurai hosted a dinner at his residence to exchange views with the Members of Pakistan-Japan Parliamentary Friendship Group in the National Assembly, on Wednesday 18th May 2016. Ambassador Takashi Kurai welcomed H.E. Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, Speaker National Assembly and President of Pakistan-Japan Parliamentary Friendship Group, and the distinguished

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