ISLAMAMABAD, FEB 07 (ONLINE): The first Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Conference of Asia and Southeast Asia started in the Punjab Assembly on Friday.
Over 100 representatives from 20 assemblies, including Sri Lanka, Maldives, the UK, Zambia, Malaysia, and Pakistan, are participating in the CPA Conference. The attendees include 13 speakers, 4 deputy speakers, and one chairman.
During the Branch Secretariat meeting, Punjab Assembly Secretary Aamir Habib and CPA Regional Secretary Mrs. Kashani Anusha finalised the conference agenda.
The conference agenda focuses on parliamentary democracy, transparent legislation, and accountability.
Speaker Malik Muhammad Ahmed Khan presented souvenirs to the guests at the event. The Regional Executive Committee meeting will also begin, chaired by the speaker of the Punjab Assembly Malik Muhammad Ahmed Khan and Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne.
After the committee’s approval, the regional priorities will be discussed. A special documentary about the Punjab Assembly will also be shown during the meeting. The Chairperson of the CPA Executive Committee, Dr. Christopher Khalila, will give remarks at the conference’s opening, and Malaysian Parliament Senator Pella Petting Goh will address the conference.
The Deputy Speaker of the People’s Majlis of Maldives, Ahmed Nazim, and Speaker of the Sri Lankan Parliament, Dr. Jagath Vikramaratne, will also speak at the event.
On the first day of the CPA Conference, the Speaker of the National Assembly, Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, will be the chief guest.
In the afternoon session, the legislative process for empowering underrepresented groups such as women, youth, and minorities will be reviewed.
Deputy Speaker of the UK House of Commons, Nusrat Ghani, and Pakistani Senator Anusha Rehman, along with other parliamentary members, will speak during the afternoon session.
At the end of the first day’s sessions, the delegates will be introduced to Lahore’s culture, and a special dinner will be hosted by Speaker Malik Muhammad Ahmed Khan at Hazuri Bagh.
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