NA speaker appoints PFGs conveners to foster worldwide relations

ISLAMABAD: Speaker of the National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq has appointed Conveners for the Parliamentary Friendship Groups (PFGs) in the 16th National Assembly of Pakistan to foster relations with the Parliaments across the globe.

While finalizing the names of the Conveners, the Speaker National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq emphasized providing equal opportunities to all the political parties present in the National Assembly. “The Parliamentary Friendship Groups have played a pivotal role in fostering coordination and understanding with the world parliaments to enhance the scope of cooperation in diverse fields.”

These forums have also proved instrumental in creating a conducive atmosphere for governments to collaborate on matters of mutual interest and devise collective and mutually beneficial mechanisms for promoting cooperation and enhancing people-to-people contacts.

The Speaker National Assembly directed all the newly-appointed Conveners to proactively contribute towards strengthening diplomatic as well as trade and economic ties with other countries within the region and beyond.

According to the National Assembly Secretariat, the names of the Conveners for the PFGs are: For Afghanistan Asad Qaiser, Albania Ali Muhammad Khan, Algeria Mohammad Riaz Khan, Argentina Aijaz Hussain Jakhrani, Australia Dr Shezra Mansab Ali Khan Kharal, Austria Mr Shahram Khan, Azerbaijan Syed Raza Ali Gillani, Bahrain Syed Imran Ahmad Shah, Bangladesh Chaudhry Mahmood Bashir Virk, Belarus Mr M Junaid Anwar Chaudhry, Belgium Ms Nuzhat Sadiq, Bosnia & Herzegovina Ms Nikhat Shakeel Khan, Brazil Mr Aqeel Malik, Bulgaria Ms Zeb Jaffar, Cambodia Ms Shandana Gulzar Khan, Canada Ms Zahra Wadood Fatemi, Chile Ms Zartaj Gul, China Ms Romina Khurshid Alam, Cuba Syed Mustafa Mehmood, Czech Republic Makhdoom Syed Sami-ul-Hassan Gillani, Denmark Ch. Muhammad Shahbaz Babar, Djibouti Mr Shahid Usman, DPR Korea Dr. Darshan, Egypt Ms Shagufta Jumani , Estonia Khawaja Izhar-ul-Hassan, Ethiopea + Eritrea Arshad Abdullah Vohra, EU Parliament Ms Hina Rabbani Khar, Finland Ms Sharmila Sahiba Faruqui Hashaam, France Ms Wajiha Qamar, Germany Syed Ghulam Mustafa Shah, Deputy Speaker National Assembly, Ghana Syeda Nosheen Iftikhar, Greece Ahmad Atteeq, Hungary Raja Osama Sarwar, Indonesia Shahida Begum, IranSyed Naveed Qamar, Iraq Ms Sehar Kamran, Ireland Ms Munaza Hassan, Italy Ms Shazia Marri, Japan Ms Mahtab Akbar Rashdi, Jordan Mr Sher Ali Arbab, Kazakhstan Mr Muhammad Mueen Wattoo, Kenya Mr Muhammad Shaharyar Khan Mahar, Kuwait Mr Muhammad Usman Awaisi, Kyrgyzstan Rana Iradat Sharif Khan, Latvia Ms Aliya Kamran, Lebanon Mr Usama Ahmed Mela, Libya Sahibzada Muhammad Hamid Raza, Madagascar Ms Seema Mohi ud Din Jameeli, Malaysia Mr Amjad Ali Khan, Maldives Ms Shaista Khan, Malta Khawaja Sheraz Mehmood, Mauritius Syed Abrar Ali Shah, Mexico Mr Nadeem Abbas, Morocco Mirza Ikhtiar Baig, Myanmar Ms Farakh Khan, Nepal+Bhotan Dr Mahesh Kumar Malani, Netherland Mr Shehryar Khan Afridi, New Zealand Ms Sabheen Ghoury, Niger Ms Asia Naz Tanoli, Nigeria Mr Sadiq Ali Memon, Norway Mohammad Ahmed Chattha, Oman Mr Pullain, Palestine Mr Ammar Ahmad Khan Leghari, Philippines Ms Syeda Shehla Raza, Poland Makhdoom Zain Hussain Qureshi, Portugal Syed Ali Qasim Gillani, Qatar, Mir Amer Ali Khan Magsi, Korea, Ms Naz Baloch, Romania Mr Danyal Chaudhary, Russian FederationMr Abdul Qadir Patel, Saudi Arabia Sardar Muhammad Yousaf Zaman, Senegal Raja Qamar Ul Islam, Serbia Mr Muhammad Atif, Seychelles Ms Kiran lmran Dar, Singapore Mr Muhammad Mobeen Arif, Somalia Mr Awais Haider Jakhar, South Africa Dr. Nafisa Shah. Spain, Syed Ali Musa Gilani, Sri Lanka Ms Tahira Aurangzeb, Sudan Mr Umair Khan Niazi, Sweden Mr Muhammad Khan Daha, Switzerland Mr Muhammad Raza Hayat Harraj, Syria Mr Hameed Hussain, Tajikistan Syed Amin-ul-Haque, Tanzania Malik Shakir Bashir Awan, Thailand Malik Muhammad Aamir Dogar, Tunisia Sahibzada Sibghatullah, Türkiye Ms Shaista Pervaiz, Turkmenistan Mr Khalid Hussain Magsi, U.K. Mr Bilal Azhar Kayani, UAE Mr Khurshed Ahmed Junejo, Uganda+Rawanda Ms Aasia Ishaque Siddiqui, Ukraine Mr Asad Alam Niazi, USA Syed Hussain Tariq, Uzbekistan Syed Rafiullah, Venezuela Syed Waseem Hussain, Vietnam Ms Saba Sadiq.