British High Commissioner Dr Christian Turner has said that "the people of the UK and Pakistan have come together to fight Covid-19". He made the comment in a statement that detailed the UK's support to Pakistan's vaccination programme and global vaccination efforts.

The statement noted that the UK had been a "global leader" in supporting Covax — Covid-19 Vaccines Global Access Facility — through which Pakistan will be supplied with vaccine doses for 45 million people this year.

"The UK has stood shoulder-to-shoulder with Pakistan in [the] pandemic, pivoting around £20m of UK aid to help Pakistan fight the pandemic. This includes funding the World Health Organisation since April 2020 to build laboratory testing capacity through training and provision of equipment across Pakistan."