British Officials Meet Pakistani Finance Minister to Discuss Economic Reforms and Collaboration

Islamabad, Chief Economist and Director for Economics and Evaluation Directorate in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) Professor Adnan Qadir Khan and British High Commissioner to Pakistan H. E. Ms. Jane Marriot CMG OBE met with Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb. The discussion focused on Pakistan’s economic stabilization efforts and future UK support for Pakistan’s reform initiatives.

According to Press Information Department, the meeting was hosted by Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb who provided a detailed overview of Pakistan’s current economic landscape. He highlighted several key achievements including increased forex reserves, stable currency, and a flourishing stock market. The minister also outlined ongoing reforms in privatization, state-owned enterprises (SOE) restructuring, Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) digitization, export-driven growth initiatives, and energy sector reforms.

Professor Adnan Qadir Khan informed the minister about the successful conclusion of pivotal initiatives by the FCDO and reiterated the UK’s commitment to supporting a domestically driven reform program in Pakistan. This is aimed at fostering sustainable economic growth. H.E. Ms. Jane Marriott emphasized the British government’s commitment to support Pakistan’s socio-economic development and expressed confidence in the potential for deeper bilateral collaboration in the future.