Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency (PILDAT) in Collaboration with Lokniti - Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS) facilitated a Pakistan-India Legislators and Public Officials Dialogue on Governance and Democracy in Lahore and Karachi, Pakistan from October 05-11, 2015.

The Indian delegation comprised current and ex members of Vidhan Sabha and intellectuals from the States of Punjab and Rajasthan respectively who interacted with their Pakistan counterparts from the Senate, National and Provincial Assembly and Bureaucrats from the Punjab, Sindh, Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Provinces of Pakistan.

The Themes of the Dialogue included Tourism, Business and Investment and the Agriculture.

The Joint Statement of the Dialogue is attached below.

The Lahore Event - Joint Statement

The Karachi Event - Joint Statement