The Senate Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs was informed on Thursday that two new missions would be opened in Dammam and Madina cities of Saudi Arabia to facilitate Pakistanis living there.
The committee chaired by Senator Nuzhat Sadiq met at the Pakistan Institute for Parliamentary Services (PIPS) to discuss and review budget allocated and its utilisation by foreign affairs ministry during first six months of financial year 2016-17, said a press release issued on Thursday.
While chairing the committee meeting, she remarked that Pakistan’s foreign policy is on the right track and Pakistani missions abroad need to be made more vibrant for promoting national interests.
The chairperson of the committee said that public diplomacy was crucial for projecting the soft image of the country.
The meeting was attended among others by Senators Daud Khan Achakzai, Haji Momin Khan Afridi, Col. (r) Syed Tahir Husain Mashhadi, Mushahid Hussain Sayed, Ayesha Raza Farooq, Karim Ahmed Khawaja, Daud Khan Achakzai and Farhatullah Babar, Additional Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Director General (headquarters and finance).
