LONDON: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has asserted that his government was looking at data related to Pakistan’s continued “red” listing.
PM Boris Johnson made these remarks during a conversation with a Pakistani delegation at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst where he was attending the Sovereign’s Parade as the Queen’s representative.
The delegation included Pakistan High Commissioner to UK Moazzam Ahmad Khan and three other diplomats. Johnson’s remarks were in response to the Pakistani delegation raising the issue of the “red list”.
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— Pakistan High Commission London (@PakistaninUK) August 6, 2021
The PM assured the delegation that his government was looking at the data and “considering possibilities”, based on scientific advice.
PM Johnson said that he is looking forward to Prime Minister Imran Khan’s visit to the United Kingdom soon. The Pakistani delegation told the UK premier that the South Asian country, too, is looking forward to the visit.
