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8th December 2015 Islamabad, Pakistan

Neelam Farooq, British High Commission Consular Assistance team on Forced Marriages

by Neelam Farooq

Senior Consular Officer at British High Commission, Consular Assistance team on Forced Marriages

Forced Marriage – You have the right to choose

More than one third of all Forced Marriage cases reported to the Forced Marriage Unit in London are linked to Pakistan. This is four times more than any other country in the world. Last year, 82 cases of Forced Marriage were reported to my Consular Assistance team in Islamabad only. This year, we have offered […]

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13th April 2012 Islamabad, Pakistan

by Adam Thomson

British High Commissioner to Pakistan

Continuing the Conversations

I really enjoy sharing my experiences and thoughts in an informal way through this blog.  I’ve been able to do blog posts on subjects as diverse as foreign policy issues, the Commonwealth, the trade and education links between the UK and Pakistan and of course cricket.  And I have particularly valued the feed back.  But […]

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