Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi in a telephonic conversation with British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab underscored that without immediate actions to create fiscal space, "the developing world may have to contend with dire social, political and economic consequences" due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

He expressed the hope that the UK will support and advance this cause in earnest, particularly through the platform of G20. The British foreign secretary assured Qureshi of UK’s understanding and support for the initiative, according to the Foreign Office.

Foreign Minister Qureshi also informed his British counterpart that so far, more than 7,700 British nationals have been repatriated home on 23 Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flights. While thanking Pakistan, Raab said that the UK wants to operate chartered flights to repatriate the remaining British nationals from Pakistan.