A three-member Pakistani parliamentary delegation left for Kabul on Saturday to represent the country in the first meeting of the Afghan parliament, which is scheduled to meet on Monday, parliamentary sources said. National Assembly Deputy Speaker Sardar Muhammad Yaqub is leading the delegation. The other members of the delegation are MNAs Syed Javed Hussain and Maulana Ghulam Muhammad Sadiq. The delegation will stay in Kabul till December 22 and meet Afghan leaders.| "Youse guys remember who's yer daddy, right?" |
Other foreign dignitaries including US Vice President Richard B Cheney will attend the opening session of the 249-seat Wolesi Jirga, the lower house. Security has been tightened for the event. A Taliban suicide attacker recently blew up a car near the parliament, killing himself and another man. |