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Britain should help promote global peace, harmony: Shahbaz

Britain has great importance in the current international scenario and it should play an effective role for the promotion of global peace and harmony, Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said on Friday.
During a meeting with British Interior Secretary Theresa May, the chief minister said the UK and Pakistan had longstanding and strong relations and the bilateral ties would be promoted in the coming days.
According to a press release issued by the DGPR, Shahbaz said effective steps had been taken for the supremacy of law in Punjab and prosecution was being made more effective by reorganising it for taking the criminals to task.
He said after 9/11, Pakistan and Punjab had to face worst terrorism but the Punjab government had made efforts for the eradication of terrorism and extremism through an effective strategy.
The chief minister said police were being equipped with modern training and equipment for improving the prosecution system, identifying criminals and curbing crimes in the province.
He revealed that a modern forensic lab had also been set up at the cost of Rs 3 billion for research and investigation which would greatly help access the accused.
Emphasising upon the bilateral cooperation in various sectors between the UK and Punjab, May said progress would be made in this regard. He said future of democracy and economic development in Pakistan was of great importance to the UK and it wanted to see Pakistan on the road to progress.

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