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Youth Parliament Delegates visits the Stockholm City Council Hall, Sweden Institute and Pressombudsmannen

Stockholm, November 29; Members of the Youth Parliament delegation, currently on a Study Visit to Sweden, visited the Stockholm City Council Hall, the Swedish Institute and Pressombudsmannen today.

During the visit to the City Hall, the Members of the Youth Parliament were given a guided tour of City Council Hall by Chief of Protocol, Mr. Christian Kamill, who gave a briefing on the selection procedure of the City Council and functioning of the Municipality of Stockholm. During the meeting, Mr. Samuel Branting, Project Manager Stockholm Youth Parliament, also gave a brief presentation on the working of the Stockholm Youth Parliament.

Later in the evening, Members of the Youth Parliament Pakistan visited the Swedish Institute (SI), where Ms. Asa Lundmark, Head of Developing Programme Unit of the Swedish Institute, briefed the Members of the Youth Parliament Pakistan about the role of the SI in collaboration with various countries of the world. Mr. Erik Ekedahl, Communication Strategist at the SI, discussed the possibilities of a Youth Leadership Program for South Asia.

Members of the Youth Parliament Pakistan also visited the office of Swedish Press Ombudsman. Ms. Kersti Soderberg, Vice Press Ombudsman of Sweden, briefly explained the structure and working of the Swedish Press Ombudsman and answered questions of the members of Youth Parliament Pakistan.

Members of Youth Parliament Pakistan who have been selected to be part of the delegation, based on a performance evaluation carried out by the Secretariat of Youth Parliament and the Youth Parliament Steering Committee, include Mr. Muhammad Azeem, YP33-PUNJAB13; Youth Prime Minister; Ms. Sarah Abdul Wadood Khan, YP19-KPK06; Deputy Speaker; Mr. Tabraiz Sadiq Marri, YP58-SINDH10; Youth Leader of the Opposition; Mr. Muhammad Umar Riaz, YP36-PUNJAB16; Youth Minister for Law, Parliamentary Affairs and Human Rights; Ms. Shaheera Jalil Albasit, YP56-SINDH08; Youth Minister of Foreign Affairs and Defence; Mr. Muhammad Hammad Malik, YP16-KPK03; General Secretary Green Party and Chairman Special Committee on Energy Crises; Ms. Seep Akhter Channer, YP55-SINDH07; Member Youth Parliament Pakistan; Member of Youth Parliament Standing Committee on Law, Parliamentary Affairs and Human Rights; Mr. Siraj Din Memon, YP57-SINDH09; Member Youth Parliament Pakistan; Member of Youth Parliament Standing Committee on Law, Parliamentary Affairs and Human Rights; Mr. Najeeb Abid Balouch, YP05-BALOCHISTAN03; Chairperson of Youth Special Committee of Balochistan and Mr. Naveed Hassan, YP41-PUNJAB21; Youth Shadow Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication. Mr. Jawdat Bilal, Project Manager Youth Parliament Pakistan at PILDAT and Ms. Sana Shakeel, Assistant Projects Officer are part of the delegation.

The Study Visit, supported by the Swedish Embassy, Islamabad and the Swedish Institute (SI), Stockholm, is facilitated so as to provide an opportunity to selected Youth Parliament members to understand the Swedish political and Parliamentary system and engage in a meaningful dialogue with Swedish youth counterparts on issues of mutual interest and concern.

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