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Pakistan Senate Delegation to Visit U.S. Jan. 20–25 With First-Ever Rayburn House Meetings

The trip reflects a push to institutionalise legislative ties after renewed engagement last year.

Overview

  • Deputy Chairman Senator Syedal Khan Nasar will lead the parliamentary delegation on the five-day visit.
  • The program is organised with the Pakistan Policy Institute USA and, for the first time, formally includes the Pakistan–US Inter-Parliamentary Group.
  • Officials say the delegation aims to establish a permanent institutional mechanism for inter-parliamentary dialogue with the U.S. Congress.
  • Planned meetings inside the Rayburn House Office Building represent the first formal Pakistani parliamentary engagements there in 77 years of bilateral relations.
  • The schedule features a National Press Club media engagement in Washington and community and policy receptions in New Jersey to engage Pakistani-Americans.