The Fifty-eighth Session of the Programming Committee of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) was virtually held. Additional Secretary (Asia Pacific) Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri, led the Pakistan delegation. The Committee reviewed the current status of regional cooperation in the identified areas of SAARC. The committee also finalized the budgets and Calendars of Activities of the SAARC Secretariat, Specialized Bodies and Regional Centres. During the Session, the Heads of SAARC Specialized Bodies and Regional Centres discussed the impact of the Covid-19 on the activities of these Bodies and Centres during the year 2020. Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri reiterated Pakistan’s commitment to SAARC as an important platform for regional cooperation.