British High Commissioner Thomas Drew and Interior Secretary Azam Suleman Khan on Thursday signed the UK-Pakistan Prisoner Transfer Agreement.

The agreement means prisoners of both the countries will serve their sentences in their home country. Drew called it an “important step” for both countries.

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State Minister for the Interior Shehryar Afridi and Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Accountability Shazad Akbar were also present.

The federal cabinet approved the treaty on swapping prisoners with England in the beginning of November.

In September British Home Secretary visited Pakistan and discussed the agreement under an initiative titled “UK-Pakistan Justice and Accountability Partnership”. Under the partnership, a joint fund on the recovery of stolen assets would also be set up.