A five-member Pakistani Parliamentary delegation, led by Senator Sabir Ali Baloch, Deputy Chairman Senate, met here with Inter-Parliament Union (IPU) Secretary-General, Anders B. Johnsson. Pakistani parliamentarians are visiting New York to participate in the 2012 Parliamentary Hearing at the UN General Assembly. In the meeting both sides agreed to enhance co-operation between the IPU and Pakistan's Parliament, a news release said.

They also discussed the agenda and format of the Hearing. Anders B. Johnsson, the IPU Secretary-General, expressed his desire to visit Pakistan in the second half of 2013. Other members of the delegation include Senator Muhammad Mohsin Khan Leghari, Senator Eng. Malik Rashid Ahmed Khan, Senator Mukhtiar Ahmad Dharmah and MNA Arif Aziz Sheikh.

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