Islamabad, June 20, 2023 (PPI-OT): The British Minister of State in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Andrew Mitchell has assured continuous support and assistance of the British government to Pakistan. He gave this assurance during a virtual meeting with Finance Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar today. During the meeting, Andrew Mitchell expressed deep sorrow and grief on the loss of lives of a huge number of Pakistani citizens in the recent boat capsizing incident in Greece.

The Finance Minister expressed gratitude for receiving the condolences and voiced that illegal human trafficking has become a huge issue worldwide and needs to be curtailed at the earliest. Ishaq Dar also apprised Andrew Mitchell about the progress on IMF talks with Pakistan on the 9th review. He informed that Pakistan has completed all prior actions in time and is making continuous progress in terms of major economic indicators.

The Finance Minister also informed Andrew Mitchell about the pragmatic economic decisions being taken by the incumbent government under difficult economic circumstances and measures the government has proposed to uplift the social and economic well-being of the masses through the recent budget. On this occasion the British Minister of State also acknowledged that the government of Pakistan has been vigilant in bringing economic stability through various policy reforms.

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