Islamabad : Deputy Speaker National Assembly, Murtaza Javed Abbasi, will proceed to Johannesburg, South Africa, today (Sunday) to attend the 59th Commonwealth Parliamentary Assembly (CPA). The 59th conference of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Assembly is being held from August 28 to September 6, 2013 in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Pakistani parliamentary delegation with representation from Senate, National Assembly and four provincial assemblies will participate in the conference. The deputy speaker will lead the delegation, which besides attending the general assembly and its allied meetings, will also interact with delegations from the other member states of the Commonwealth.