Badr said that he and his fellow visitors were happy to get an opportunity to visit Bihar and lauded the prevailing atmosphere of peace and communal harmony in the state.


He appreciated the leadership quality of Nitish and lauded the recent developments in the state. He said members of Pakistani parliamentary delegation, which consists of 13 MPs of the ruling PPP, would tell their countrymen about the achievements of Bihar and would like them to emulate the hardwork of the people of the state for their prosperity.

He extended invitation to Nitish to visit Pakistan and its four provinces and share his experience with the people. Nitish accepted the invitation and may visit it in coming November or December, provided it get clearance from Ministry of External Affairs.

Another Senator Mohammad Adeel extended invitation to Nitish on behalf of the Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif (of Pakistan Muslim League) and the Chief Ministers and Governors of all four provinces and said that his visit and interaction with the Pakistani leaders would enable them to adopt measures taken by him to eradicate corruption.

The Bihar chief minister also informed them about the name of a village called Pakistan in Purnea district of Bihar. All the Muslims of the village migrated to Pakistan during partition. As the relationship between Hindus and Muslims was very cordial the local villagers named the village, Pakistan.

In Khuda Bakhsh Library the director, Imtiaz Ahmad, presented a brief history of the library to the Pakistani delegation.