Kolkata, May 13: The 13-member Pakistani parliamentary delegation will arrive here on a two-day visit today to interact with legislators, intellectuals and industrialists. The delegation, a part of 'Track-II' diplomatic initiative from Islamabad, includes senators Khalid Ranjah and Shuja-ul-Mulk, member of National Assembly Ishaq Khan Khakwani and M P Bhandara.

According to official programmes, the delegation would meet mediapersons at the Kolkata Press Club and interact with intellectuals at the Muslim institute today.
Besides, the delegation members would have a brief session with a select group of senior industrialists in the city after their arrival today.

The meeting, arranged by the Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC), is likely to explore ways for thawing bilateral relations in different sectors, particularly in trade and commerce, ICC sources said today. Next morning, the delegates would have a round of meetings with the ladies study group, attend a lunch hosted by West Bengal Assembly speaker H A Halim and a reception by the Pak-India forum at the Yuba Kendra.

The visitors would leave the city on Thursday.

Bureau Report