{"id":349797,"date":"2025-08-16T18:38:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-16T18:38:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/349797\/"},"modified":"2025-08-16T18:38:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-16T18:38:11","slug":"fm-dar-arrives-in-uk-ahead-of-engagements-with-british-commonwealth-leadership-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/349797\/","title":{"rendered":"FM Dar arrives in UK ahead of engagements with British, Commonwealth leadership &#8211; World"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar arrived in the United Kingdom on Saturday ahead of diplomatic engagements with British and Commonwealth leadership from August 17-19.<\/p>\n<p>Pakistan and the UK have been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1823808\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">engaged<\/a> in Enhanced Strategic Dialogue since 2011, which has deepened and broadened the dialogue between the two countries, covering areas such as trade, economic growth and development, cultural cooperation, security, and education.<\/p>\n<p>The Foreign Office posted a photo of FM Dar in the UK today with Pakistani High Commissioner Dr Mohammad Faisal.<\/p>\n<p>A <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link--external\" href=\"https:\/\/mofa.gov.pk\/press-releases\/curtain-raiser-deputy-prime-ministerforeign-ministers-visit-to-the-united-kingdom\">statement<\/a> by the FO earlier today said that during his two-day official visit FM Dar would hold meetings with Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Pakistan Hamish Falconer in London, in addition to a breakfast meeting with Commonwealth Secretary-General Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey.<\/p>\n<p>He would also inaugurate a Punjab Land Record Authority project, which was piloted at the Pakistan High Commission in London. \u201cThe initiative aims to assist members of the diaspora in resolving land documentation issues in Pakistan remotely,\u201d the FO said.<\/p>\n<p>It added that FM Dar would also engage with British parliamentarians, Kashmiri leaders and representatives of the British-Pakistani community.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, Pakistan and the UK <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1928877\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pledged<\/a> to deepen their partnership across key sectors, with a renewed focus on defence cooperation and strategic dialogue, during high-level talks in Rawalpindi.<\/p>\n<p>In July, the UK\u2019s government <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1924354\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">launched<\/a> e-visas for Pakistani students and workers as part of an \u201cenhanced\u201d border and immigration system.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement came just a day after both countries <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1924280\/pakistan-uk-ink-accord-to-boost-economic-cooperation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">formally signed<\/a> the Trade Dialogue Mechanism Agreement and announced the establishment of the UK-Pakistan Business Advisory Council to institutionalise bilateral economic cooperation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar arrived in the United Kingdom on Saturday ahead of 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