Dar set to visit UK from today

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ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar is scheduled to visit the United Kingdom from August 17 to 19 where he will meet with his British counterpart among others, the Foreign Office said on Saturday.

A statement by the FO said, “In London, the deputy prime minister/foreign minister will hold meetings with Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Pakistan Hamish Falconer, in addition to a breakfast meeting with Commonwealth Secretary-General Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey.”

Dar will also inaugurate a Punjab Land Record Authority’s project, which was piloted at the Pakistan High Commission in London, the statement read.

“The initiative aims to assist members of the diaspora in resolving land documentation issues in Pakistan remotely,” it added.

The FO further said that Dar will engage with British parliamentarians, Kashmiri leaders, and representatives of the British-Pakistani community.