The second round of Pakistan-UK Strategic Dialogue held in Britain discussed a wide-range of issues including non-proliferation, combating terrorism, counter-narcotics, transnational organized crime, and cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, an official statement said. The two sides also covered regional issues including Afghanistan and South Asia. Tariq Osman Hyder, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, led an inter-departmental delegation from Pakistan while the British side was headed by David Richmond, Director General Defence and Intelligence, Foreign and Commonwealth Office. The first round of the Strategic Dialogue was held in October last year in Islamabad following the agreement reached between President General Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Tony Blair in 2004 to further deepen and broaden the bilateral relationship between the two countries. Hyder also called on Sir Peter Ricketts, Permanent Under Secretary of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
