Member of UK Parliament, House of Commons, Khalid Mahmood called on Minister for Finance Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar in Islamabad on Saturday. Bilateral relations as well as issues of regional importance were discussed during the meeting. Finance Minister Senator Ishaq Dar and Khalid Mahmood exchanged views on Pak-UK bilateral relations. The Finance Minister expressed satisfaction at the level of friendship between the two countries and hoped that the existing cooperation between both countries will further strengthen in the future.

Khalid Mahmood felicitated the Finance Minister on assuming the finance portfolio and also expressed sympathy on the loss of lives and properties in the devastating monsoon rains and flood. It is pertinent to mention that Khalid Mahmood is the longest serving Member Parliament UK, House of Commons, elected from Birmingham Perry Barr.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan-INP