Pakistan makes a pitch for regional peace at Brussels
Pakistan's Parliamentary Delegation led by Senator Sherry Rehman and Engineer Khurram Dastagir, joined by Ambassador Tehmina Janjua, met Lucie Sestakova (Head of Cabinet) and Asia expert Natividad Lorenzo at the EU Commission (Berlaymont). Photo: APP
Pakistan's Parliamentary Delegation led by Senator Sherry Rehman and Engineer Khurram Dastagir, joined by Ambassador Tehmina Janjua, met Lucie Sestakova (Head of Cabinet) and Asia expert Natividad Lorenzo at the EU Commission (Berlaymont).
During the meeting, the delegation cautioned against serious humanitarian and legal consequences of placing the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance, underscoring the need to uphold treaty obligations and international norms, the Pakistan Embassy in Belgium wrote on its X wall.
The delegation reaffirmed Pakistan's commitment to peace, regional stability and multilateralism amid recent escalatory trends. They also welcomed the European Union development cooperation under the MIP & Global Gateway, reaffirming alignment with shared priorities.
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Pakistan's Parliamentary Delegation led by Senator Sherry Rehman and Engineer Khurram Dastagir, joined by Ambassador Tehmina Janjua, met Lucie Sestakova (Head of Cabinet) and Asia expert Natividad Lorenzo at the EU Commission (Berlaymont). Photo: APP Pakistan's Parliamentary Delegation led by Senator Sherry Rehman and Engineer Khurram Dastagir, joined by Ambassador Tehmina Janjua, met Lucie Sestakova (Head of Cabinet) and Asia expert Natividad Lorenzo at the EU Commission (Berlaymont). During the meeting, the delegation cautioned against serious humanitarian and legal consequences of placing the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance, underscoring the need to uphold treaty obligations and international norms, the Pakistan Embassy in Belgium wrote on its X wall. The delegation reaffirmed Pakistan's commitment to peace, regional stability and multilateralism amid recent escalatory trends. They also welcomed the European Union development cooperation under the MIP & Global Gateway, reaffirming alignment with shared priorities.
