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» Monday, January 7, 2008

Pakistan

The Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) began by informing Lobby that the Prime Minister attended a meeting earlier today held by David Miliband and Douglas Alexander with senior members of the British-Pakistani community. The purpose of the meeting was to hear directly from them the issues surrounding the current situation in Pakistan.

Asked where the meeting took place, the PMS replied that the meeting took place in the Foreign Office. Asked if any MPs attended, the PMS replied that the exact cast list could be checked with the Foreign Office, but it was his understanding Sadiq Khan MP was invited.

Asked if the possibility of "no-go areas" in the UK was discussed, the PMS replied that they were mainly talking about the situation in Pakistan and the work that was being done behind the scenes to help restore stability and democracy in Pakistan.

Asked who was briefing who, or was it just a pooling of information, the PMS replied that it was an opportunity for the Foreign Secretary, the Prime Minister and Douglas Alexander to explain to them what the British Government had been doing to help behind the scenes, but also to hear their views as to what they thought about the situation in Pakistan and possible solutions.

Asked what kind of people were invited, the PMS replied that people should check with the Foreign Office, but the invite list included the Muslim Council of Britain, the British Muslim Forum, Islamic Relief, Progressive British Muslims, so it was a fairly representative of the British Pakistani community.

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