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  • Ties between UK and Pakistan remain strong and unbroken

    Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar is visiting the UK for the second round of the UK-Pakistan Enhanced Strategic Dialogue.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Britain and Pakistan: an unbreakable partnership

    Foreign Secretary William Hague and Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar discussed trade, economic growth and development, cultural co-operation, security and education when they met in London today.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Faith matters: New hope for Pakistan

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt met with participants of the New Horizons project on 20 February.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • UK welcomes EU trade package for Pakistan

    Minister for South Asia Alistair Burt has welcomed the announcement that the World Trade Organisation will grant Pakistan a waiver for an EU trade package.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Campaigning against forced marriage

    The Mufti of Mirpur, Hafiz Nazir Ahmed, and members of the Khari Sharif Welfare Society (KSWS) are visiting the UK this week to campaign against forced marriage amongst the Pakistani Diaspora.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Office responds to article in The Telegraph on the persecution of Christians in the Middle East

    Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt said the persecution of Christians in the Middle East is a profound concern and it is wrong to suggest the Foreign Office is not confronting it.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Afghanistan-Pakistan border incident

    Foreign Secretary expresses his condolences following loss of life on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border on 26 November

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Office Minister comments on report detailing horrific human rights violations in Syria

    Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt has commented on the publication of the interim report from the Commission of Inquiry investigating human rights abuses in Syria.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Office Minister extends condolences to family and friends of those killed and injured in bomb blasts in Basra and Baghdad

    Commenting on the recent bomb attacks in Basra and Baghdad, Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt gave a statement.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Secretary expresses his condolences following loss of life on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border on 26 November

    Foreign Secretary William Hague assured Foreign Minister Rabbani Khar that the UK supports a full investigation into the circumstances of this incident.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Mona Siddiqui on life in the UK

    In a short film launched today, the Pakistan-born academic talks about her experiences living in Britain, and discusses the many opportunities available.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Secretary meets Pakistan Foreign Minister

    Foreign Secretary William Hague paid tribute to Pakistan's sacrifices in the struggle against terrorism.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Secretary appalled by attack on Delhi's High Court

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has condemned the "cowardly" attack in Delhi on 7 September.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Secretary condemns attack on Pakistan's Frontier Corps in Quetta

    Foreign Secretary William Hague has condemned the "cowardly" attacks on the Frontier Corps in Quetta on 7 September.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Office Minister discusses continuing violence in Karachi with Governor of Sindh

    Foreign Office Minister for South Asia Alistair Burt: "I reiterated the view of Her Majesty’s Government that the stability of Karachi is in the interests of all in Pakistan and the wider international community."

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan Designated for Sanctions

    UK’s Ambassador to UN comments on Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan Sanctions

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • UK SRAP Visits Afghanistan to Reiterate UK Support for the Afghan Peace Process

    On 26-28 July, Mark Sedwill, the UK’s Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, visited Kabul. While here, he had a number of calls, including with President Karzai.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Debating Afghanistan and Pakistan in Parliament

    Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt will take part in a debate on Afghanistan and Pakistan in the House of Commons this afternoon.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • “Mining is the future for Afghanistan”: UK Special Representative

    UK Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Mark Sedwill, UK Trade & Investment Asia Director, John Saville, and Afghanistan’s Minister of Mines, Mr Wahidullah Shahrani, co-chaired a mining symposium at Lanca…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Secretary William Hague's meeting with President Zardari of Pakistan

    Foreign Secretary William Hague and President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari discussed key foreign policy issues and the close cooperation between the UK and Pakistan.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government