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  • "This scholarship will allow me to pursue my dream of becoming a doctor and support my family"

    How UK aid is improving girls’ lives in Pakistan by helping them gain a higher education and empowering them to pursue careers.

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  • Pakistan: In school for the first time

    Support from the UK government is helping children from poor and disadvantaged backgrounds in Sindh go to primary school and improve their life chances.

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  • Update on UK Visa and Immigration in Pakistan

    From 24 March 2014, a new commercial contract for the running the British High Commission’s Visa Application Centres in Pakistan will take effect.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • British High Commission wishes Pakistani players good luck for Commonwealth Games in the UK

    Glasgow will be the stage for a fantastic summer of sport, as well as a wonderful range of cultural and arts events for everyone.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Changing times: women police officers breaking barriers in Pakistan

    UK support to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is helping the province to improve women’s access to justice and become more responsive to women’s issues.

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  • Foreign Secretary meets Pakistan’s National Security and Foreign Affairs Adviser

    Adviser Sartaj Aziz and Foreign Secretary William Hague met today to further the strategic relations between Pakistan and the UK, which underpins the enduring partnership between both countries.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • The Commonwealth gears up to celebrate team spirit

    Today the UK and Pakistan, along with all other Commonwealth countries, will take part in a coordinated global ceremony to celebrate Commonwealth Day.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • British High Commissioner presents credentials to President Mamnoon Hussain

    The new British High Commissioner to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Philip Barton CMG OBE, presented his credentials to President Mamnoon Hussain at a ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Islamabad

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Amateur photographers capture ‘Connections’ between the UK and Pakistan

    Aspiring photographers from across Pakistan were invited to submit their creative interpretation of the theme in a competition that ran for six weeks on social media.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • A message from the First Minister of Wales on St David's Day

    Carwyn Jones, the First Minister of Wales sends his warmest wishes on St David's Day

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Diplomats Cricket Blues bowls PCB Whites for Solidarity

    Roots Millennium Schools, Pakistan supports a cricket match today at Islamabad between the Diplomatic Cricket Association, and the Pakistan Cricket Board President’s All Star Invitation Team led by its Chairman Najam Sethi.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Third round of Pakistan-UK Bilateral Consultations on Arms Control, Non-Proliferation and Disarmament

    The Pakistani side was led by Ms Tasnim Aslam, Additional Secretary (United Nations & Economic Co-operation) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • UK: scholarships for 7,500 of the poorest schoolgirls in south Punjab

    This year 7,500 of the poorest but brightest girls across southern Punjab will receive scholarships thanks to the UK, announced the British High Commissioner to Pakistan Philip Barton while in Lahore today.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New British High Commissioner to Pakistan visits Karachi

    The new British High Commissioner to Pakistan, Mr. Philip Barton CMG OBE, visited Karachi on 27th and 28th January. This is Mr. Barton’s first visit since replacing Sir Adam Thomson earlier this month.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Celebrating Connections brings the adaptation of British play to the Pakistani stage

    The British High Commission’s ‘Celebrating Connections’ project this week supported the production of an original stage play ‘A Complete Family’ in Islamabad.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • FCO condemns death sentence of British national in Pakistan

    Senior Foreign Office Minister Baroness Warsi condemns death sentence of British national in Pakistan.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Human Rights and Democracy report 2012 - Pakistan

    During the last three months Pakistan has continued to grapple with numerous human rights challenges in an increasingly difficult security environment

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Update on countries featured in Human Rights and Democracy Report

    The Foreign Office has published reporting on 27 Countries of Concern. The quarterly updates cover October to December 2013.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New British High Commissioner arrives in Pakistan

    The new British High Commissioner to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Mr. Philip Barton, arrived in Islamabad this morning. Mr. Barton is replacing Sir Adam Thomson, who left Pakistan last month

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • British High Commission hosts Short Film Competition Awards Ceremony

    The competition, organised by the British High Commission, invited aspiring filmmakers from across Pakistan to creatively interpret the theme of ‘Celebrating Connections between the UK and Pakistan’.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government