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Meira Kumar surprised at Pakistanis' love for
Indians
Saturday February 25, 2012 01:05:43 PM,
RIA Novosti
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Islamabad: Lok Sabha
Speaker Meira Kumar, who led a 17-member Indian parliamentary
delegation to Pakistan, said she was "pleasantly shocked" to see
the love of Pakistanis for Indians, and prayed for cordial
relations between the two countries. The delegation visited Lahore
and Islamabad, the Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) reported.
Meira Kumar Friday visited the Minar-e-Pakistan in Lahore
accompanied by members of the Punjab provincial assembly, and
wrote a message of good wishes in the visitors' book.
Expressing progress and well-being for Pakistan and its people,
the Lok Sabha speaker said it was a historical occasion for her as
she was the first Indian parliament speaker to visit Pakistan, the
Dawn News reported.
She said Indians wanted "friendly relations" with the Pakistani
people.
The Indian delegation comprised members of various political
parties and "all of us have come here with the message of peace
and love," the Lok Sabha speaker said.
The delegation visited the Punjab provincial assembly in Lahore
and witnessed for some time its proceedings. Meira Kumar also held
a meeting with assembly Speaker Rana Muhammad Iqbal, who later
hosted a luncheon in the honour of the visiting team.
She later visited the Data Darbar Sufi shrine as well as the
memorial to Maharaja Ranjit Singh.
Fehmida Mirza, speaker of the National Assembly -- the lower house
of the Pakistani parliament -- termed the visit of Meira Kumar
"fruitful".
Mirza said that through parliamentary diplomacy, both countries
have to target issues like health, education and poverty.
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