UK Foreign secretary arrives

ISLAMABAD: The UK Foreign Secretary, Mr William Hague arrived in Islamabad on Tuesday.

The visit follows the visit made by Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar to London in March and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani in May and underlines the UK’s commitment to a deep, long-term and strategic relationship between the UK and Pakistan based on mutual trust, mutual respect and mutual benefit, says a press release. 

During the visit, the Foreign Secretary will be discussing the strength of bilateral UK and Pakistan relations, the importance the UK attaches to the upcoming elections and the UK and Pakistan’s mutual interests in promoting stability in the region, ahead of the Kabul conference.