Indian, Pakistani MPs agree to enhance regional cooperation

 

ISLAMABAD: Indian and Pakistani parliamentarians on Wednesday agreed to work for ensuring the peace process and enhancing greater regional cooperation.
Regional peace and cooperation was discussed during a meeting between the members of Women Parliamentary Caucus (WPC) and visiting Indian parliamentarians, here at WPC Secretariat.
Ten-member Indian delegation headed by Speaker of Lok Sabah, Smt. Meira Kumar, also visited the WPC secretariat, followed by the meeting with the members of Women's Parliamentary Caucus.
The aim of the meeting was to provide greater opportunities of interaction between women parliamentarians of both countries and exchanged experiences, expertise and good practices and advocate women empowerment.
Speaker, Smt. Meira Kumar appreciated efforts of the WPC and its role in building consensus amongst all the stakeholders in legislation concerning the women.
She was of the view that women of Pakistan and India have similar issues but over the past few years there has been a "silent revolution" where more women have been educated to empowers them and ensure better rights and opportunities.
Dr. Nafisa Shah, Secretary WPC stated that women of both the countries should act as agents of change and play their role in transforming the dialogue process into reality.
Trade and Visa opportunities for women of both the countries were the major points of discussion as a way forward. It was also agreed that exchange programs of parliamentarians, students, women entrepreneurs and researchers should be promoted to boost economic and social ties between both the countries.
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