ISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz expressed satisfaction over the development cooperation with the United Kingdom on Wednesday and said that Pakistan would welcome British assistance in the reconstruction of areas, affected by operation against terrorists.
The Adviser said this in a meeting with British Secretary of State for International Development Justine Greening at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Sartaj said that the DFID’s programme had been progressing well in the Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) and underscored the need to expand it to Sindh and Balochistan as well.
He also expressed hope that the current positive and constructive momentum, generated after third Pak-UK Enhanced Strategic Dialogue (ESD) in April 2016, would continue forward through a sustained follow-up. Secretary Greening appreciated the concrete steps taken by the Pakistan government to improve socio-economic conditions in Pakistan. She said that the DFID had the largest and most successful programme in Pakistan.
The Minister reiterated that the UK’s commitment to extend further development assistance, particularly in the areas of health and education. The British Secretary of State was accompanied by Director General Department for International Development (DFID), the British High Commissioner and the Head of DFID Pakistan.
