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Summary President Zardari on Thursday reiterated Pakistans desire for a multi-faceted engagement with UK.
In a meeting with the UK Secretary of State for International Development Andrew Mitchell at Aiwan-e-Sadr, the President said Pakistan highly appreciates British assistance to Pakistan particularly in education sector. Lauding United Kingdom’s DFID new Operational Plan 2011-2015, the President especially thanked the British Government for earmarking its major chunk of assistance during this Plan of around 650 million pounds, for the education sector.Earlier, Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani said civilian rule had taken roots in the country which had resulted in the strengthening of democratic institutions. He was talking to Andrew Mitchell, UK’s Secretary of State for International Development, who called on here at the Prime Minister House. The Prime Minister said this was the first smooth civilian transition in the country according to the best practices of parliamentary form of government.--APP
