Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office written question – answered at on 2 April 2024.
Robert Buckland
Chair, Northern Ireland Affairs Committee, Chair, Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what diplomatic support his Department is providing to the Pakistani Government to help deescalate tensions in North Waziristan.
Anne-Marie Trevelyan
Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
Pakistan faces a range of challenges to its security and stability, including terrorism. We support efforts by the Governments of Pakistan and its neighbours to constructively build stability in the region, and UK assistance to Pakistan has focussed on protecting civilians, strengthening rule of law and developing civilian counter-terror institutions.
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