A delegation led by Lord Mayor of Manchester, United Kingdom Abid La
tif Chohan called on Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar at his office here on Tuesday.
They discussed matters of mutual interest during the meeting. Talking on the occasion, the chief minister said that Pakistan-UK relations spanned over decades and Pak
istan gave importance to the relations. A large number of Paki
stanis living in the UK, were playing an important role in improving the bilateral relations. He said that Overseas Paki
stanis Commission, Punjab was proactively working to resolve the problems of expatriate Paki
stanis. Usman Buzdar maintained that further expansion of relations between the two countries was need of the hour.
He said that a conducive environment was being provided to investors in Punjab province. Conspicuous results have been achieved in health-care, education and skills development sectors in collaboration with the Department for International Development, UK and Punjab province. The government believed in taking practical measures to provide relief to the masses, he said, adding that investment on human development was the best investment for a bright future of the country.
Abid La
tif Choha
n said that steps would be taken jointly to boost bilateral relations between Pak
istan and the UK and investment opportunities in the Punjab province would be benefitted. Councillors Lutf-Ur-Rehman and Basit Sheikh, Chairman Pak
istan Community Centre Manchester Haroon Afzal Khatana, Rana Abdul Sattar, Abdul Qayyum, At
aul Mustafa Chohan, Ch. Anwar Yaqoob, Qazi Mubeen and others were included in the delegation. Provincial law minister Raja Basharat, Chairman PBIT Sardar Tanvir Ilyas, VC OPC Punjab Ch. Waseem Akhtar and others were also present on this occasion.