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


News Desk August 01, 2018
British High Commissioner Thomas Drew felicitates Imran Khan on his election victory. PHOTO COURTESY: PTI MEDIA CELL

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 .



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.

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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".

COMMENTS (6)

Tasadiq | 6 years ago | Reply A great move by UK for the Pak Education Sector. If UK can also donate expertise in putting up structures to create a Pak National Health Service - that would be really something. PTIs main points in its Manifesto are Human Development - these are the two biggest sectors. If they are sorted in the first couple of years of PTI's tenure - Pak is on a sure road to alleviating poverty for millions.
Rollin & Trollin | 6 years ago | Reply A win-win situation for both Pak and UK: seize, liquidate and send all the ill-gotten assets of our political elite parked in the UK back to Pakistan for this and other development purposes.
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