National Assembly Deputy Speaker Qasim Khan Suri has said that stability and strengthening of the democratic institutions is imperative to overcome the challenges confronting the country and to address the problems faced by the masses. He stated this while talking to Punjab Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi who called on him at the Parliament House on Wednesday and discussed with him issues of mutual interest besides condoling over the death of his mother. Both the leaders expressed their confidence in the policies of the incumbent government and agreed to promote close contacts between the legislatures of the country. Qasim Khan Suri assured all out cooperation of National Assembly Secretariat to the Punjab Assembly and Pakistan Institute of Parliamentary Services (PIPS) in capacity building of staff members of Punjab Assembly. Earlier, Punjab Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi expressed condolence over the death of mother of Deputy Speaker Qasim Khan Suri and offered Fateha. Published in Daily Times, November 29th 2018.