Pakistan’s top diplomat to embark on 5-day official visit to UK

Pakistan's Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar will undertake a five-day official visit to the UK from Monday to hold talks with his British counterpart Ed Miliband and other senior officials, a statement from Islamabad's Foreign Ministry said.

During the visit, which is scheduled to run through Aug. 28, Dar will also meet the secretary-general of the International Maritime Organization to discuss the issue of Pakistani crew members held by pirates aboard a cargo vessel off the coast of Puntland, Somalia, the statement said on Sunday.

He is also scheduled to meet Commonwealth Secretary-General Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey.

Dar will also hold meetings with British parliamentarians and representatives of the British-Pakistani community.