British envoy offers to put 22m children back to school in meeting with Imran

British High Commissioner Thomas Drew also felicitates Imran on election win

Britain has lent its support to the government-in-waiting to put 22 million children back in schools, according to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) media cell.

The development comes during a meeting of British High Commissioner Thomas Drew with PTI Chairman Imran Khan at Bani Gala on Wednesday.

He also felicitated Imran on his party's victory in the July 25 general elections at his .

برطانوی ہائی کمشنر کی بنی گالہ آمد
چیئرمین پاکستان تحریک انصاف سے ملاقات

انتخابات میں کامیابی پر دلی مبارکباد
نئی حکومت کیلئے نیک تمناؤں اور خواہشات کا اظہار

چیئرمین تحریک انصاف کے خطاب نے برطانیہ میں نہایت مثبت اثرات چھوڑے ہیں، برطانوی ہائی کمشنر pic.twitter.com/jJcSjHrrQf

— PTI (@PTIofficial) August 1, 2018

Drew said that the Department for International Development (DFID) will support the PTI-led government to put more than 22 million out of school children back in the classroom.

Drew acknowledged the Imran's victory speech, saying: "It has bore positive imprints and created a lot of interest in the UK."

The British government is ready to support and work with Islamabad, he added.



Speaking at the occasion, the prime minister-in-waiting said that Pak-UK relations are very important because Britain has a huge Pakistani community.

He also expressed his commitment to bring the laundered money back to the country from UK.

Moreover, the envoys of China, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have all called on the PTI chairman since his party emerged as the winner of the July 25 polls.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi also called Imran to congratulate him over his party's victory. PM Modi said that his country is "ready to enter a new era of relations with Pakistan".