Pakistan and the United Kingdom have reaffirmed their shared commitment to further strengthening bilateral cooperation in areas of mutual interest.

This commitment was expressed at a meeting between Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar and his UK counterpart Angela Rayner in London today.

They emphasized the importance of sustained high-level engagement and expressed satisfaction with the positive momentum in relations, driven by close people-to-people ties and growing collaboration across multiple domains.

Ishaq Dar highlighted the contributions of the British Pakistani diaspora to the UK. He underscored Pakistan's desire to build an inclusive and forward-looking partnership with the United Kingdom. He also extended an invitation to the Deputy Prime Minister Rayner to visit Islamabad at a mutually convenient time.

The meeting provided an opportunity to review the broad-based and longstanding partnership between Pakistan and the United Kingdom.