British envoy meets Shahbaz

LAHORE: British High Commissioner Thomas Drew called on Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif here on Thursday. During the meeting, the matters of mutual interest, reinforcing Pak-Britain ties particularly promotion of bilateral relations in various sectors were discussed. Thomas Drew said that the steps of the chief minister to raise the living standard of people of Punjab were commendable as he had taken solid measures for improvement in education, health and other social sectors. He said that partnership with Punjab government in education, health, improvement of skills development and other social sectors would be continued. Pakistan and Britain are important partners in this voyage, he added. He said Pakistan highly regarded cooperation of Britain in improving education, health and skill development sectors in Punjab and the partnership would get strong in the coming days.