Islamabad pulls out of IPU meet
Pakistan has withdrawn from the 136th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) to be hosted by Bangladesh on April 1-5.
The Pakistan foreign ministry conveyed the decision to Bangladesh High Commission in Islamabad through a “note verbale”, a foreign ministry official in Dhaka told UNB yesterday.
Amid India-Pakistan tensions, a number of countries, including Bangladesh and India, boycotted the Saarc Summit scheduled to be hosted by Pakistan in Islamabad in November last year, resulting in postponement of the Summit.
Taking decisive actions to end economic, political and social inequality will be the focus of deliberations of more than 650 MPs from 132 countries meeting in Dhaka early next month.
Lawmakers, including 53 Speakers of parliaments, will make concrete proposals on a range of issues during the IPU Assembly.
Nobel Peace Prize laureate and child rights activist Kailash Satyarthi will be the keynote speaker during the opening session of the debates on April 2.
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