Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar will undertake a five-day official visit to the United Kingdom from tomorrow.

During the visit, he will hold meetings with UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) Minister of State for Pakistan Stephen Doughty and other senior members of the UK Government.

He will also meet the Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization to discuss the issue of Pakistani crew members held by Somali pirates aboard the MT Honour 25 oil tanker.

The Deputy Prime Minister will also meet Commonwealth Secretary-General Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey and engage with British parliamentarians and representatives of the British-Pakistani community during the visit.