ISLAMABAD, March 17: A parliamentary delegation to the U.N. General Assembly and foreign visits by the president, the prime minister and the foreign minister during the present government's tenure had cost the national exchequer Rs22.29 million, members of the National Assembly was informed on Wednesday.

Foreign Minister Khurshid M. Kasuri said 41 parliamentarians, including cabinet ministers, had visited New York as part of an unofficial delegation to the 58th session of the General Assembly.

Except MMA, members of different political parties were part of the delegation, including 22 from the PML-Q, eight from the PPP-Patriots, one from the PPP, two from PPP-Sherpao, three from the National Alliance, two from the MQM, one each from independents and PML-Functional. Six others were non-parliamentarians.