Pakistan and the UK are strengthening their counterterrorism and extradition collaboration.

Mohsin Naqvi, the federal minister of interior, met with Graeme Biggar, the director general of the National Crime Agency (NCA) in the United Kingdom, on Thursday to talk about extending bilateral collaboration in important security and law enforcement domains.

British High Commissioner Jane Marriott, National Coordinator of NACTA, DG NCCIA, DG National Forensic Agency, Additional Secretary Interior, Chief Commissioner Islamabad, and IG Islamabad Police also attended the meeting in Islamabad.

In-depth talks were held between the two sides on enhancing cooperation in the areas of immigration, forensic sciences, human trafficking prevention, counterterrorism, drug control, and police training. They decided to strengthen their collaboration on training initiatives for Pakistani law enforcement and anti-drug officers.

A consensus was reached to enhance coordination in order to prevent child exploitation on the internet. Additionally, the two parties decided to increase their bilateral support in extradition cases.

Five Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) pertaining to extradition and other areas of Pakistan-UK cooperation will shortly be finalised, it was determined.

DG Graeme Biggar expressed sadness over the deaths and denounced the latest suicide incident in Islamabad.

Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi reaffirmed Pakistan’s steadfast commitment to combating terrorism by saying, “The roots of terrorism are linked to our neighbouring country.” He went on to say, “The world cannot overlook Pakistan’s tenacity and resolve in this struggle.”

Naqvi underlined that cutting-edge training and contemporary forensic assistance might improve Pakistan’s law enforcement authorities’ capacities even further. He pointed out that successful steps were being made to reduce unlawful immigration in cooperation with the UK.

Graeme Biggar praised Pakistan’s efforts in the fight against drugs and reaffirmed the NCA’s dedication to working with the Pakistani government in a variety of fields going forward.