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Youth Parliament Delegates visits the Liberal Youth Party Headquarter; Call-on the Pakistan Ambassador

Stockholm, November 30; Members of the Youth Parliament delegation, currently on a Study Visit to Sweden, visited the Liberal Youth Party Headquarter at Stockholm today. During the visit to the Headquarter, the Members of the Youth Parliament were given a guided tour of the Headquarter by Mr. Filip Wästberg, who gave a briefing on the structure of the Youth wing of the Liberal Party (LUF). He explained the involvement of the youth wing in the policy making and the independent nature of its function.

In the evening, the Members of the Youth Parliament Pakistan were given a guided tour by of Hammarby Sjöstad - an eco-friendly part of Stockholm. The tour was given by a well known architect of the Stockholm city by Mr. Björn Cederquist.

Members of the Youth Parliament Pakistan were invited by the Ambassador of Pakistan in Sweden, His Excellency Mr. Nadeem Riyaz at the Pakistan Embassy.  The Members were welcomed by Mr. Najeeb Durrani, Deputy Head of Mission, at the Embassy of Pakistan Stockholm and given a briefing on the working of the Embassy. Later, His Excellency lauded the work of the Youth Parliament Pakistan and said that Pakistan needs such institutions which provide a constructive path to youth of Pakistan. Pakistan needs the services of such Youth Parliamentarians who can bring positive change in the international arena, he said.

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.

The Youth Parliament Pakistan is a project conceived and implemented by PILDAT. Youth Parliament Pakistan 4th and 5th batches have the support of Danish International Development Agency, Government of Denmark in recognition of the importance of young people's involvement in democracy and democratic practices.

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