Overview
- UK Minister of State for Security Dan Jarvis met Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi during a Thursday–Friday visit on Nov 5–6 to advance practical security ties.
- Officials said both governments committed to finalise a memorandum of understanding on anti‑narcotics cooperation that is meant to make collaboration between the UK’s National Crime Agency and Pakistan’s Anti‑Narcotics Force fully operational.
- The meetings produced pledges to boost operational cooperation on counterterrorism, serious organised crime, illegal migration and visa fraud through improved information sharing and joint working groups.
- Talks also covered cybercrime, coast guard and maritime links involving the IMO, expanded NADRA and FIA cooperation on migration checks, and capability building under projects such as 'Upskill'.
- Diplomacy under the R4+E4 framework and repeated high‑level exchanges set the backdrop for these steps, but most measures remain at the agreement or working‑group stage and will require follow‑up meetings to turn commitments into action.