British High Commissioner Adam Thomson on Tuesday said MQM chief “Altaf Hussain’s issue” was not discussed during British Prime Minister David Cameron’s visit to Pakistan.
Talking to reporters Thompson said, “We have received the MQM’s memorandum and we are evaluating it.”
“The Metropolitan Police is an independent institution and they are investigating the matter,” he said, adding that he could not say anything about the investigations.
Thomson termed Cameron’s visit successful and said he discussed in length all bilateral and regional issues with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif including Afghanistan. He said the recent visit of the British prime minister would go a long way in expanding Pakistan-UK relations.
The British high commissioner said both countries had similar views on Afghanistan and wanted a durable solution of its issues to bring peace in the region. He said Cameron’s visit was aimed at giving a message that both countries were on the same page on the Afghan issue and wanted stability in the war-torn country.
He said both the leaders also discussed ways to overcome the menace of terrorism which was a common threat to Pakistan‚ the UK and the entire world.
Thomson said his country would provide technology to control improvised explosive devices and the British home secretary would visit Islamabad soon to extend cooperation to Pakistan in this regard.
To a question‚ he said both countries would have to work together for the success of Afghan reconciliation process.
He said eth issue of drone attacks also came under discussion during the meeting and Cameron encouraged the Pakistan leadership to solve the issue through dialogue with the US.