“We express huge shock and sorrow at this national tragedy. The loss of 6 Youth Parliament Members, full of promise, potential and vigour, is too huge to be expressed in words. We stand together with Youth Parliament members and the families of our fallen heroes, the martyrs of democracy, in this time of grief.” Senator S. M. Zafar, Chairman Youth Parliament Steering Committee; Mr. Faisal Karim Kundi, MNA; Patron Youth Parliament and Mr. Wazir Ahmad Jogezai, Member Youth Parliament Steering Committee/Speaker Youth Parliament Pakistan.

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“Death, be not proud: Death, be not proud, though some have called thee; Mighty and dreadful, for thou are not so; For those whom thou think'st thou dost overthrow; Die not, poor Death, nor yet canst thou kill me.; From rest and sleep, which but thy pictures be,; Much pleasure; then from thee much more must flow, And soonest our best men with thee do go, Rest of their bones, and soul's delivery.Thou'art slave to fate, chance, kings, and desperate men, And dost with poison, war, and sickness dwell, And poppy'or charms can make us sleep as well; And better than thy stroke; why swell'st thou then? One short sleep past, we wake eternally,And death shall be no more; Death, thou shalt die.-- John Donne”
Engr. Khurram Dastgir Khan, MNA; Member Youth Parliament Steering Committee

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“This is devastating. I'm at a complete loss for words. My heart and prayers go out to the parents, family and friends left behind to mourn the loss of their bright stars.”
Dr. Donya Aziz, MNA; Member Youth Parliament Steering Committee

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“Alas! indeed such a huge loss of precious lives. Absolutely aggreived and devastated by this unfortunate tragedy. Sharing the grief with all those who lost their loved ones. May Allah SWT grants sabar to all.”
Ms. Anusha Rahman Khan, MNA; Member Youth Parliament Steering Committee

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“This is most shocking and utterly painful. I stand together in the grief of parents and families and members and secretariat of Youth Parliament and PILDAT in this time of national tragedy.”
Mr. Mujib-ur-Rehman Shami, Editor-in-Chief Daily Pakistan; Member PILDAT Board of Advisors

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“I condole with PILDAT, with Youth Parliament and the families of the 6 lost lives.”
Mr. Jameel Bajwa, Member PILDAT Board of Directors

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“It is a huge loss for the entire country. This is a shocking national tragedy. I share the grief of PILDAT and Youth Parliament.”
Senator Saleem Saifullah, Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit Baltistan

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“It was deeply shocking and saddening for me to learn that amongst those who perished in the air crash on 28th July were 6 fine young Pakistanis who were members of the Youth Parliament. I recalled the inter-action with them at Margalla Hotel in Islamabad a few weeks ago. They came across as energetic, vibrant, intelligent women and men genuinely concerned about the present and the future of our country and keen to contribute to its betterment. Do convey my sincere and heart-felt condolences to the families of all 6 members who have lost their lives in the cause of public service and their belief in democracy, as they were travelling to Islamabad for that very purpose. All of us have lost 6 priceless treasures. May Allah rest their souls in eternal peace and give strength to all members of their families to bear these tragedies with fortitude. Ameen.”
Mr. Javed Jabbar, former Senator and Federal Minister for Information and Media Development

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“It was heart-breaking to hear the news about the airline and the passing away of 152 individuals, including the 6 members of Youth Parliament.”
Mr. Basil Nabi Malik, Youth Prime Minister, 2007 Batch

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“I am very sorry to learn about the tragedy. May Allah grant their dear and near ones patience and fortitude to bear the loss.”
Lt. Gen (Retd.) Asad Durrani, Former Director General ISI & MI

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“It is indeed a saddening reality to know about the unfortunate demise of so many people in today's plan crash including six members of the Youth Parliament. Let us all pray for all the departed souls in our individual capacity and specially for the Members of Youth Parliament. May their soul rest in eternal peace and may Allah give them elevated place in heaven.”
Mr. Ommar Hayat Abbasi, Member, Youth Parliament 2007 Batch

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“I personally express my deepest condolences for your loss. My thoughts are with you all and especially with the families of the deceased.”
Ms. Sue Snowdon, British High Commission Islamabad

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“My heart felt condolences on the tragic death of the members of youth parliamentarians.”
Mr. Ishaq Khan Khakwani, former MNA and Minister of State

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“Very sad to know the members were also part of it. In fact TV images of them the whole day kept traumatising us. It is a very torturous situation for the country right now; crash, terror suicide bombings and floods. God help us and rest the souls of the departed in Peace.”
Mr. Imtiaz Gul, Analyst

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“I was deeply saddened to hear about the unfortunate plane crash yesterday which caused loss of precious lives including six of your brilliant MYPs. Please accept and extend my heartfelt condolences to the families of departed MYPs. I know you all must be going through a difficult time as this is something most unfortunate that has happened in the history of PILDAT. May Allah give you as an institution and the bereaved families the courage to recover from this irreversible loss. All my sympathy is with you in this time of shock and mourning.”
Mr. Babar Iqbal Baig, Institute for War & Peace Reporting (IWPR)

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“My deepest sympathies for the loss of such promising young leaders.”
Dr. Ken Coghill, Co-Director, Parliamentary Studies Unit, Australia

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“It is very shocking and painful to learn about the sad and untimely death of 6 Members of Youth Parliament including the Youth Parliament. Our hearts go out to you in your time of grief. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.”
Mr. Iftikhar Ahmad, Anchor Person, Geo TV

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“Please accept sincerest condolences from me and the Gallup Pakistan colleagues on the extremely tragic incident in which we lost young and talented members of the Youth Parliament, 'Inna liAllah hi wa inna aliyhay Rajioun'. Kindly convey our condolences to their families as well. While the entire accident brought sadness and grief the tragedy of this young talent enhanced the feeling of loss suffered not only by their families but the Nation at large. May Allah have His mercy on an all of us.”
Dr. Ijaz Shafi Gilani, Chairman Gallup, Pakistan; Member PILDAT Board of Advisors

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“We were all very shocked and extremely sad to hear about the awful air-crash yesterday and the tragedy of the 152 people who lost their lives. Our hearts go out to their loved ones and friends. It will have been devastating for you in PILDAT with the loss of the six dedicated Members of the Youth Parliament.  We share your grief for of course we had been so pleased to welcome Bilal Jamaee to Westminster on 7 July as part of the PILDAT party. I should be most grateful if you would send deep condolences from all members of CPA UK – Parliamentarians and staff, to the families of the lost Youth Parliamentarians, to their colleagues in the Youth Parliament and to PILDAT staff who will have worked so closely with them.”
Mr. Andrew Tuggey, Secretary Commonwealth Parliamentary Association – UK Branch

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“Please accept my sincere personal condolences for the tragic loss of members of the Youth Parliament. My thoughts are with you and their families at this difficult time.”
Ms. Caroline Clennell-Jaine, Head of Pakistan Communications & Outreach Team, South Asia Group, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, UK

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“Our hearts go out to all the families. Cannot fathom the depth of their sorrow.”
Ms. Qurat-ul-Ain Marri, Member Youth Parliament 2007 Batch

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“I would like to convey my deepest condolences to you and PILDAT on the tragic loss of life in the air crash. It was with great sadness to learn that those among them were 6 Youth Parliamentarians - young ambitious future leaders. My thoughts are prayers are with their families.”
Ms. Yasmin Qureshi, Member of Parliament, House of Commons, UK

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“It is extremely painful to hear of the crash and the loss of 6 Members of Youth Parliament. I stand together with PILDAT and the Youth Parliament in this time of deepest sorrow.”
Ms. Khadija Malik Hassan, Member Youth Parliament 2007 Batch

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“Our immense grief and our prayers are with you and those who have left us. They will be remembered as the leaders that they were.”
Ms. Amna Jatoi, British High Commission, Islamabad

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“It was a very sad incident and to me, a national tragedy. Please convey my heartiest condolence to the families of departed souls. May Allah bless these souls in eternal peace and grant their families, the strength, to bear this irreparable loss.”
Syed Hassan Abbas, British High Commission, Islamabad

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“I want to extend my heartfelt condolence for the sad demise of the six young members of the Youth Parliament. May God rest their souls in peace and enable their families, friends and colleagues of Youth Parliament bear this irreparable loss. The unlucky flight and we flew together from Karachi (I was in PK 300) at 7:30 am and shared same airspace in Islamabad and were denied landing too due to bad weather. Our pilot was prudent he diverted the flight to Lahore and we heard the news of sad crash there. Though we were lucky, I still recall all passengers boarding the unlucky flight next to our boarding gate. I also recall the faces of the three members of the Youth Parliament who were sitting on the same row of chairs. In grief with you.”
Mr. Zafarullah Khan, Centre for Civic Education, Pakistan

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“It is a sad moment for the entire nation for the loss of so many lives in yesterday’s Air blue plane crash. I’m extremely grieved to learn about the sad demise of six youth parliamentarians. May Allah bless their souls. While I offer my condolences I feel that no words can repair the loss of their families and friends. I pray to Allah to grant them patience and allay the anguish of their bereavement and leave them with loving memories of their loved ones. Please convey my condolences to their families and the team of PILDAT as I can understand how closely everyone must have been working with those young parliamentarians.”
Ms. Ayla Majid, KMR Financial Accountants

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“I still cannot believe what happened yesterday. For some reason, it feels like a personal loss even though I didn't meet or know any of the MYPs. They deserve a fitting tribute.”
Ms. Aatika Nagrah, Member Youth Parliament 2007 Batch

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“I just heard of the crash and am so sorry for the loss. Our prayers are with you and the families of the victims. We hope that the work of the Youth Parliament and PILDAT will continue with as much if not more vigour. It is very unfortunate that young and brilliant people perished, but their work is truly admirable.”
Ms. Mariam Chauhan, McGill University, Canada

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“I was distressed to learn this morning of the death of 6 Youth Parliament members who were aboard the air flight which crashed today outside of Islamabad. This is a sad day for the country but for PILDAT particularly. You must have know them well. My condolences to you, PILDAT and the families of these young people whose lives ended too soon.”
Ms. Mavis Mains, Senior Development Officer Pakistan and Central Asia Program Canadian International Development Agency, Ottawa

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“With great sadness I have learned about the tragic death of six members of Pakistan’s Youth Parliament in the plane crash of this morning in Islamabad. I would like to express my heartfelt sorrows and extend my deep condolences to you, PILDAT team and family and friends of the deceased. My thoughts and prayers are with you at this very difficult time.”
Mr. Barmak Pazhwak, Senior Program Officer (Afghanistan and Pakistan), United States Institute of Peace

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“It came to me as a complete shock to hear about the plane crash and death of the 6 members of the Youth Parliament. I wish to express my deep sorrow to the aggrieved families, the members of the Youth Parliament and the steering committee on this great loss. I pray that may their souls rest in peace and Allah give their families and friends the strength to pass through such difficult time.”
Ms. Kashmala Khan Durrani, Member Youth Parliament 2008-2009 Batch

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“I am so very sorry to hear about the Young Parliamentarians. Please pass my very best wishes to their families.”
Ms. Ailsa Latham, Second Secretary Political, British High Commission Islamabad

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“Please accept our sincere condolences for the tragic loss of Youth Parliament members. Our thoughts and prays are with you and their families.”
Ms. Khadijha Khan, British High Commission, Islamabad

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“It was a shock this morning to read about the death of the six youth parliamentarians among the 159 passengers of the unfortunate plane. I never really knew these people who passed away but have been reading about them in the newsletters that I find in my inbox during each session. Please accept my condolence and pass them on to other members of the Youth Parliament and their families. I will pray for their departed souls.”
Ms. Maria Ishaq, Member Youth Parliament 2008-2009 Batch

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“It is with great sadness that we learned of the tragic loss of life in the air crash in the Margalla Hills, and particularly the deaths of the 6 young Members of the Youth Parliament. Our thoughts are with their families and friends at this terrible time of pain and sorrow. Kindly convey to them and to the Youth Parliament our heartfelt condolences for their loss. We think often of the good times we spent in Pakistan, and especially of the friends and colleagues we left behind. Let’s hope that fate will be kinder to Pakistan than it has been in the last two years.”
Ms. Margaret Stuart and Mr. Jorge Sequeira (UNESCO Regional Director for Education in Latin America and the Caribbean)

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“It is with great sadness that I convey the East-West Center's concern and condolences over the tragic loss of life of the young parliamentarians today. Please know that our prayers are with the families and friends of the young leaders.”
Ms. Karen Knudsen, Director, Office of External Affairs, East-West Center, Hawaii

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“The entire CIDA management and team are deeply shocked and saddened by the tragic loss of lives of the six Youth Parliament members who were on board the unfortunate aircraft that crashed in Islamabad’s Margalla Hills on Wednesday July 28. It is not only a great loss for PILDAT’s work with Pakistani youth but also for the country at large which has been deprived of six dynamic future political leaders. Our hearts and prayers go out to the family and friends of the six Youth Parliamentarians. We hope that the PILDAT management and team will be able to find the strength to cope with this tragedy. May their souls rest in eternal peace.”
Ms. Marta Samper, Counsellor and Head of Aid, Canadian High Commission, Islamabad

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“I write you only to share my extreme shock and sympathies re yesterday's plane crash. My condolences with the entire PILDAT team and the Youth Parliament! One simply cannot believe it. I hope you and your team recover soon from what undoubtedly is a personal loss for you -and move forward with a new spirit to accomplish your mission.”
Mr. Moeed Yusuf, USIP

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“I am sorry to hear about the death of 6 Members of Youth Parliament. May Allah rest their souls in peace and grant patience to their loved ones.”
Mr. Nohman Ishtiak, Director, Abacus Consulting

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“Condolences on the untimely death of Members of Youth Parliament from Sindh. It is indeed a great loss not only for the Youth Parliament Pakistan but for our country as well. May Allah rest their souls in peace.”
Mr. Farrukh Jadoon, Leader of the Opposition, Youth Parliament 2008-2009 Batch

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“I feel sorry about the young leaders. No words to express the tragedy.”
Mr. Faizan Mubarak, Geo TV

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“I am really sorry for tragedy today. This is very disturbing. This is our loss indeed.”
Mr. Abdullah Zaidi, Member Youth Parliament 2008-2009 Batch

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“This time is very difficult for you and everyone in PILDAT and Youth Parliament. I do not know what to say. It is indeed a huge loss. May their souls rest in peace.”
Ms. Ambreen Sabir, former Team Member, Youth Parliament Secretariat

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“I am sorry to hear about the plane crash involving young Members of Youth Parliament. The loss is beyond words.”
Mr. Yawar Abbas, Member Youth Parliament 2007 Batch

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“I am shocked and at a loss for words. My thoughts and prayers with you all.”
Ms. Irsa Hussain Malik, former Team Member Youth Parliament Secretariat

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“We in the FES heard the shocking news as of a personal tragedy; we always felt emotional and professional attachment with the Youth Parliament, and with its young members who were there for a cause. May the departed souls rest in peace; may their relations find courage to bear the loss of their dearest; may the YP members take on the immense grief of missing their colleagues with valor; may PILDAT and its team put up with the setback and carry on their contribution for Pakistani youth; In Solidarity.”
Anja, Qadir, Rashid, Razzaq, Sadia, Salmat, Shoukat, Tariq

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“I am very sorry to hear about the loss of 6 Youth Parliament members. If there is anything I can do or be of any assistance, please let me know.”
Ms. Afreina Noor

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“I am really saddened to know about the 6 MYPs in the plane crash. May Allah bless their souls.”
Mr. Umair Farrukh Raja, Member Youth Parliament Pakistan, 2008-2009 Batch

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“In the tragic incident of plane crash today, we the Youth Parliament, stand together with PILDAT in grief.”
Engr. Muhammad Aurangzeb, Hyderabad

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“Sincere condolences from me and all the staff to all the families, friends and colleagues of the Youth Parliament. Very Sad!”
Mr. Greg Schulze, Country Program Director, The American Centre for International Labour Solidarity, Pakistan

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“The plane crash is a shocking and painful tragedy in which 6 MYPs also passed away. We the Youth Parliament members, are with you in this sad hour.”
Mr. Ahmad Noor, Member Youth Parliament Pakistan, 2008-2009 Batch

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“Heartfelt Condolences on the tragic death of the members of Youth Parliament.”
Mr. Saad Paracha, The Asian Development Bank, Islamabad

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“Our heartfelt condolences on the demise of 6 Youth Parliament members. May their souls rest in peace.”
Mr. Asher Azeem, Member Youth Parliament, 2007 Batch

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“I and my entire family have been deeply grieved over the death of 6 precious people including the Youth Prime Minister in Airblue flight crash. Like the entire nation, we are devastated over this incident. Please accept and convey our condolences to the bereaved families of the deceased members of Youth Parliament Pakistan.”
Mr. Mohammad Haroon, Member PILDAT Board of Directors

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“It is with great sadness that we at the Parliamentary Centre have learned about the recent crash of Airblue flight ED 202 that had several members of Pakistan’s Youth Parliament on board. We would like to offer our sincere condolences for the untimely and tragic death of these bright young people that took part in such a noble and important initiative for the future of Pakistan.”
Ms. Amelita A. Armit, President and CEO, Parliamentary Centre, Canada

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“On behalf of my colleague, Keith Burnet, and myself I wanted to express our deepest sympathies for the untimely loss of Bilal Jamaee and the other five members of the Youth Parliament after the tragic Air Blue accident. It was a pleasure to have met Bilal, who also very kindly wrote me a thank you email after his visit. He was clearly curious and eager to learn as much as he could in order to make a difference to his country’s institutions. Our heartfelt condolences are with Bilal’s family and yourselves.”
Ms. Rosheen Kabraji, Asia Programme Coordinator, Chatham House, UK

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“I am so very sorry to hear about the tragic loss of the members of the Youth Parliament. This must be such a devastating blow. I am sure you must have picked the very best from across the country and must have invested time, effort and passion into training them. The institutional bond with this group by itself must have been a special relationship, which knowing you, I am sure you would have cultivated so well. I am sorry for your loss. May God bless the young souls.”
Dr. Sania Nishtar; SI, FRCP, Ph.D Founder and President, Heartfile; Member PILDAT Board of Directors

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“I have just read that many of your leaders of the Pakistan Youth Parliament died in the terrible plane crash in the Margala Hills. What a great tragedy this is for their families and for the country, losing such committed youth in the prime of their lives. They are in my prayers.”
Mrs. Joyce Hanif Ramay, Florida, USA

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“While any untimely death is a source of sadness, when one hears of young, energetic and positive people dying, it is a huge source of sadness. I am very sorry to hear of the deaths of the Youth Parliamentarians who died in the crash of the plane in Islamabad. I think of the futures cut short. It is not for us to question God’s will but it does make you wonder why. All I can do is make duas for these young people who got to God before I did.”
Mr. Jafer Hasnain, Chicago, USA

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“I would like to take this opportunity to offer my deepest condolence to you on the demise of 6 members of Youth Parliament Pakistan in the plane crash last month.”
Mr. Hokuto Kaya, Embassy of Japan, Pakistan

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“I am writing to offer my deepest sympathy following the news of the death of six members of the Youth Parliament Pakistan on 28 July. It was an incredible shock to hear of such a terrible loss of some of Pakistan’s great future talents. My sincere condolences go out to the families and friends of those who lost their lives, as well as the whole PILDAT team. My thoughts and prayers are with you all at this difficult time.”
Mr. Rehman Chishti, Member of Parliament, UK

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“I have been meaning to write to you for a while now to offer my condolences on the sad demise of the young Youth Parliamentarians. It has been a great loss to the nation where these young trained individuals are badly needed. I will also take this opportunity to offer my praise for the Youth Parliament that PILDAT is so expertly implementing. Our nation needs many such initiative to bring out the immense talent of our youth.”
Ms. Aysha Shujaat, IFES

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“I want to belatedly convey our heartfelt condolences to the families of the Youth Parliamentarians, and to the PILDAT team. I have prayed on several occasions to God to give strength to the families of the youngsters to bear this great loss.”
CV Madhukar, Director PRS Legislative Research, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi, INDIA

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