British Foreign Secretary William Hague will visit Pakistan "in the next few weeks" he said Wednesday, pledging to work more closely with Islamabad on Afghanistan and other issues. Prime Minister David Cameron's new coalition government would pursue a "broad strategy of engagement" with Islamabad focusing on security, education and the strengthening of democratic institutions," he added.
"I intend to visit Pakistan in the next few weeks because of its close connection with the issues that we've been discussing in Afghanistan," Hague told the House of Commons during a debate on foreign affairs. "We will explore with Pakistan ways to strengthen our bilateral relationship, building on so many shared goals and longstanding ties between Britain and Pakistan," Hague said. "It is crucial that the United States and Britain work extremely closely to co-ordinate our efforts in Pakistan given the colossal American resources that are deployed in Pakistan and the enormous British expertise that exists," he said.
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