HC Deb 09 November 2000 vol 356 cc369-70W
Mr. Cox

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with the military Government of Pakistan on its programme for returning to democracy. [137386]

Mr. Hain

We continue to press Pakistan's military regime for the early and credible timetable for the restoration of democracy. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State and his colleagues of the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group strongly underlined this to Pakistan's Foreign Minister during their meeting in New York on 15 September.