Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has arrived in London on a three-day visit to England. No doubt the PM will also be promoting the already impressive Pakistan export success in the UK. :k:
**Trade and Investment **
Trade and investment aspect of Pak-Britain relations were being accorded a high priority because Britain was Pakistan’s largest trading partner in the EU and third largest trade partner in the world. The two way trade between the two countries in 2004-05 was $1.8 billion while the balance of trade was in favour of Islamabad. During this period Pakistan exports to Britain was $1.130 million while its imports were $690 million. Shaukat Aziz would have interacting with both multi-lateral and British Pakistani investors and would brief them on the investment opportunities in the country. There are over 102 British companies already operating in Pakistan and the High Commission was making efforts to increase both the volume of business and number of British companies working there. The visit would help further cement trade relations between the two countries. Eight hundred thousand British Pakistanis provide one the strongest bonds between the two countries.