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At the invitation of the Pak-China Friendship Association (PCFA) Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) and the Indian Association of Friendships with Foreign Countries (IAFFC)， a CPAFFC delegation headed by its vice president Li Xiaolin paid a friendly visit to Pakistan and India from December 18 to 26， 2006.

During its visit in Pakistan， thanks to the meticulous arrangement made by the host organization， the delegation was accorded high courtesy. Pakistani Acting Parliament Speaker Sardar Y. Khan， Cultural Minister G. G. Jamal， Foreign Secretary Riaz Khan， Tourism Secretary Salim Gul Shaikh， Governor of Northwest Frontier Province Lt. Gen. Ali Muhammad Jan Aurakzai and Governor of Punjab Lt. Gen. Khalid Maqbool met with the delegation on separate occasions. Inam Haque， president of the Pak-China Friendship Forum， Sardar Muhammad Idrees， minister for local government and rural development of NWFP， Lt. Gen. Javed Hassan， principal of Pakistan Administrative Staff College， and Dr. Anjum Amjad， Punjab minister for environment protection， respectively hosted banquet in its honour. The delegation also held talks with the Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry in NWFP.

In India， the delegation called on Madam Meira Kumar， minister for Social Justice and Empowerment， Montek Singh Ahluwalia， deputy chairman of the Planning Commission of India， the All-India Institute of Local Self Government and the India-China Chamber of Commerce and Industry， and held talks with friendship-with-China organizations including the Indian Association of Friendships with Foreign Countries， India-China Society and the Unity International Foundation of India. The delegation visited the relatives of the late Dr. Dwarkanath S. Kotnis.

Pakistan and India are close neighbours of China and there exists profound traditional friendship between the people of China and these two countries. The visit by the CPAFFC delegation to them has forged stronger ties between the CPAFFC and the friendship-with-China organizations of the two countries， increased mutual understanding and friendship between their peoples， made new friends and partners. The visit was a full success.

Pakistani Acting Parliament Speaker Sardar Y. Khan presenting a plate with traditional Pakistani design to CPAFFC Vice President Li Xiaolin

Madam Meira Kumar， minister for Social Justice and Empowerment， having a cordial conversation with CPAFFC Vice President Li Xiaolin

Lt. Gen. Ali Muhammad Jan Aurakzai， governor of NWFP of Pakistan， meeting with the delegation at the Governor House in Peshawar

CPAFFC Vice President Li Xiaolin and her party visiting Manorama and Vatsala， sisters of the late Dr. Dwarkanath S. Kotnis in Mumbai

Woman members of the delegation with Pakistani school girls at Lahore Port

The delegation with friends from the IAFFC