{"id":87472,"date":"2026-10-03T18:44:44","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T18:44:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/?p=87472"},"modified":"2026-10-03T18:44:44","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T18:44:44","slug":"pakistan-uk-review-bilateral-ties-discuss-regional-developments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/2026\/10\/03\/pakistan-uk-review-bilateral-ties-discuss-regional-developments\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan, UK review bilateral ties, discuss regional developments"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Jane Marriott calls on DPM\/FM Ishaq Dar; both sides welcome positive momentum in relations and discuss upcoming engagements<\/em><\/h6>\n<figure id=\"attachment_87452\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-87452\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-87452 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/53a09733-b375-43f6-b431-e7bd32c3efbc-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-87452\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Muhammad Jahanzeb Abbas &#8211; Diplomatic Correspondent<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>ISLAMABAD:<\/strong> British High Commissioner to Pakistan Jane Marriott called on Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Saturday and discussed Pakistan-UK relations, upcoming bilateral engagements and the evolving regional situation.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, both sides welcomed the positive momentum in bilateral ties and discussed upcoming engagements aimed at carrying forward cooperation between Pakistan and the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pakistan, UK review bilateral ties, discuss regional developments\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mBtaC1pu_G0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The two sides also exchanged views on regional developments and the changing security environment.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">Senator Ishaq Dar underscored the importance of efforts to ease tensions in the region and reaffirmed Pakistan\u2019s position that <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">dialogue and diplomacy remain the only viable way forward<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"> for addressing disputes and promoting peace and stability.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-87473\" src=\"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/HTs2iAQaoAAVtuu.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"799\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/HTs2iAQaoAAVtuu.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/HTs2iAQaoAAVtuu-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/HTs2iAQaoAAVtuu-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/HTs2iAQaoAAVtuu-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/HTs2iAQaoAAVtuu-631x420.jpg 631w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/HTs2iAQaoAAVtuu-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/HTs2iAQaoAAVtuu-696x463.jpg 696w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/HTs2iAQaoAAVtuu-1068x711.jpg 1068w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-87474\" src=\"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/HTs2jYpasAAoPfy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"866\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/HTs2jYpasAAoPfy.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/HTs2jYpasAAoPfy-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/HTs2jYpasAAoPfy-1024x739.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/HTs2jYpasAAoPfy-768x554.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/HTs2jYpasAAoPfy-582x420.jpg 582w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/HTs2jYpasAAoPfy-150x108.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/HTs2jYpasAAoPfy-696x502.jpg 696w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/HTs2jYpasAAoPfy-1068x771.jpg 1068w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The meeting comes amid continued Pakistan-UK engagement following the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister\u2019s recent visit to the United Kingdom. The Foreign Office has said that multiple activities are being planned under the agreed agenda for expanding bilateral cooperation.<\/p>\n<p>The discussions also reflected the two countries\u2019 ongoing efforts to maintain high-level diplomatic engagement and advance cooperation across areas of mutual interest.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-87475\" src=\"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/HTs2j3QaEAEGCvW.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"799\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/HTs2j3QaEAEGCvW.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/HTs2j3QaEAEGCvW-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/HTs2j3QaEAEGCvW-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/HTs2j3QaEAEGCvW-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/HTs2j3QaEAEGCvW-631x420.jpg 631w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/HTs2j3QaEAEGCvW-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/HTs2j3QaEAEGCvW-696x463.jpg 696w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/HTs2j3QaEAEGCvW-1068x711.jpg 1068w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jane Marriott calls on DPM\/FM Ishaq Dar; both sides welcome positive momentum in relations and discuss upcoming engagements ISLAMABAD: British High Commissioner to Pakistan Jane Marriott called on Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Saturday and discussed Pakistan-UK relations, upcoming bilateral engagements and the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":87473,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[67,73],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-87472","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-diplomacy","category-united-kingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87472","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=87472"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87472\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":87476,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87472\/revisions\/87476"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/87473"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=87472"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=87472"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=87472"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}