Report: ANI Correspondent:
ARUSHA, Tanzania– Senator Amir Chishti of Pakistan has been elected to the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Committee on Health, securing 64 votes — the highest number received by any candidate in the 153rd IPU Assembly.
The election was held at the Arusha International Conference Centre in Tanzania on the sidelines of the 153rd IPU Assembly.
Newly elected IPU President and Speaker of Australia’s House of Representatives, Milton Dick, personally congratulated Senator Chishti on his election.
Chairman Senate of Pakistan and head of the Pakistani delegation, Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani, along with the Speaker of the National Assembly, also congratulated him, describing the achievement as a proud moment for Pakistan’s Parliament.
Senator Chishti thanked the members for their confidence and pledged to contribute actively to the committee’s work on global health challenges, universal health coverage and strengthening healthcare systems.
