The first South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Youth Parliamentarians Conference on `Peace and Harmony for Development’ was held in Islamabad, Pakistan.

The first South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Youth Parliamentarians Conference on `Peace and Harmony for Development’ was held in Islamabad, Pakistan. (from August 16 to 18, 2016)
•    8 parliamentary delegates from 8 SAARC member countries are participating in the conference. 
•    Lok Sabha MP Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo, is leading the three member Indian delegation. 
•    The conference was hosted by the Pakistan National Assembly and was inaugurated by National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq. 
•    The goal of the conference is to build bridges between the future leaders of South Asia on a platform that supports continued engagement and cooperation. 
•    It is dialogue among Young Parliamentarians of SAARC region to create democratic space to meet expanding expectations of burgeoning youth population in region. 
•    It seeks to set the foundation of strong inter-parliamentary linkages between parliamentarians from across South Asia.