British High Commissioner to Pakistan Adam Thomson on Thursday ruled out the UK’s role in the Balochistan issue. Talking to journalists, the high commissioner said that it would not be suitable for the UK to play any role on the Balochistan issue. He said that Defence of Pakistan Council rallies was Pakistan’s internal issue. Thomson said that Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani would visit the UK in May while British Foreign Secretary William Hague would visit Pakistan next month. He said that Taliban chief Mullah Omar could get a role in Afghan politics if he respected the Afghan constitution, adding that his whereabouts were still unknown. Thomson said that Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar’s recent UK visit was successful.
