Pakistan, Britain Reaffirm Commitment to Stronger Ties

Islamabad: Pakistan and Britain have reaffirmed the commitment to foster stronger ties and collaborative efforts for mutual growth and development. The resolve to this effect came at a meeting between Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal and British High Commissioner to Pakistan Jane Marriott in Islamabad today.

According to Radio Pakistan, the Minister reflected on the Vision 2035 initiative, which serves as a strategic roadmap for Pakistan’s economic and social development. He highlighted efforts to eradicate basic education deprivation through public-private partnerships and provincial cooperation to enhance capacity in education, health, and human resources. The Minister also mentioned significant budget increases for higher education and the government’s commitment to modernizing the higher education curriculum and skilling university students.

The country’s economic strategy was also discussed, which aims to address five critical areas: exports, e-Pakistan, environment and climate change, energy and infrastr
ucture, and equity and empowerment. The Minister emphasized the crucial importance of the financial sector in promoting export growth, enhancing agricultural exports, fostering industrial development, and advancing critical areas such as IT, services, mining, workforce export, the blue economy, and innovation.

In her remarks, Jane Marriott congratulated Ahsan Iqbal and commended the efforts of his entire team for preparing the ‘Uraan Pakistan National Economic Transformation Plan’ to address key economic challenges through the targeted framework of 5Es.