Sunday 4 November 2012

SAARC Association Conference begins in Islamabad


New Delhi:(Page3 News Network/Newsonair)The sixth conference of the Association of SAARC Speakers and Parliamentarians began in Islamabad today. During the inaugural session, SAARC women parliamentarians met with the general secretary of the Women Parliamentary Caucus Nafeesa Shah in the chair.
The session discussed the role of women parliamentarians for social justice and the strengthening of democracy in South Asia. From India, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar and Deputy Chairman Rajya Sabha Professor P. J. Kurien are among various parliamentarians attending the three-day conference.
Besides, meeting her counterparts from the SAARC member countries, Mrs. Kumar will also call on President, Prime Minister and the Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan on the sidelines of the Conference.



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