130-member Delegation from NDU Calls on Ayaz Sadiq
ISLAMABAD, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - September 21, 2026) A 130-member delegation of the National Security and War Course at the National Defence University (NDU), comprising senior civil and military officers from Pakistan and friendly countries, visited Parliament House.
The delegation, headed by General Muhammad Naeem Akhtar, met with Speaker of the National Assembly, Sardar Ayaz Sadiq.
Welcoming the delegation, Ayaz Sadiq stated that the National Defence University is a prestigious educational institution, with its graduates holding key positions in Pakistan's civil and military institutions. He informed the visitors about:
- Pakistan’s parliamentary system
- The composition and functioning of the National Assembly (NA)
- The legislative process
- The role of Standing Committees in legislation
Sadiq emphasized that Pakistan is an active member of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and other international parliamentary organizations, highlighting the country's efforts to highlight the Kashmir issue globally. He also mentioned:
- The transfer of recruitment powers for National Assembly employees to the Finance Committee
- Training courses aimed at enhancing capacity in NA
- Merit-based recruitment practices
- Establishment of a drafting council to support Members in legislative drafting
- Austerity measures implemented by Parliament, resulting in savings of six billion rupees during the previous financial year
- Initiatives for energy efficiency, digital transformation, and environmental sustainability, including:
- Energy-efficiency audit (2013)
- Shifting to solar energy (2015), making it the world’s first parliament to do so
- Honoring with the Green Mace Award at the 69th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (recently)
- Introduction of a paperless parliamentary system, providing digital tablets to Members for easy access to documents and proceedings