Theresa May, British Home Secretary and Minister for Women and Equality, called on President Asif Ali Zardari here at Aiwan-e-Sadr on Monday. British High Commissioner Adam Thomson, Special Advisor Nick Timothy and other senior officials were accompanying the British Home Secretary.
From Pakistan side, Interior Minister A. Rehman Malik, Arbab Muhammad Zahir, Minister for Narcotics Control, M. Salman Faruqui, Secretary General to the President, Yasmeen Rehman, Advisor on Women Development, Senator Sughra Imam, Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir and other senior officials were present during the meeting.
Matters related to Pak-UK bilateral relations and co-operation, strategic dialogue, fight against militancy, floods relief and rehabilitation works, trade access to EU for Pakistan's goods, multifaceted collaboration between Pakistan and United Kingdom and various measures taken by the government for women development and empowerment were discussed during the meeting. The president said that Pakistan and the UK have longstanding relations, which are based on shared interests and mutual respect.-PR