President Dr Arif Alvi has underscored the need for increasing parliamentary cooperation among countries of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) to promote peace, democracy and sustainable development. 

He said this while talking to the President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, Mr Duarte Pacheco, who called on him in Islamabad on Thursday.

The President said parliamentarians can play a significant role in promoting international peace and conflict resolution.

He expressed the hope that the visit of Mr Duarte Pacheco would help to further strengthen parliamentary relations between the Parliament of Pakistan and IPU’s member Parliaments.

President IPU expressed his heartfelt condolences over the recent terrorist attack on a mosque in Peshawar and condemned the barbaric attack.