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		<title>Continuing the Conversations</title>
		<link>https://blogs.fcdo.gov.uk/adamthomson/2012/04/13/continuing-the-conversations/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Adam Thomson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 08:44:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I really enjoy sharing my experiences and thoughts in an informal way through this blog.  I’ve been able to do blog posts on subjects as diverse as foreign policy issues, the Commonwealth, the trade and education links between the UK and Pakistan and of course cricket.  And I have particularly valued the feed back.  But [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Doing something positive for Somalia</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 19:50:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Yesterday Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar attended the international conference on Somalia in London hosted by British Prime MinisterDavid Cameron. Her presence was valuable and built on the good collaboration that Britain and Pakistan have enjoyed over the narrower question of Somali piracy.  We&#8217;ve both suffered from these pirates. So our two navies have collaborated on [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The cricket has been great!</title>
		<link>https://blogs.fcdo.gov.uk/adamthomson/2012/02/01/the-cricket-has-been-great/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Adam Thomson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:19:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Great cricket! Pakistan&#8217;s that is. Some of Pakistan&#8217;s media described Pakistan&#8217;s crushing win over England in the second Test in Dubai as a miracle. To a non-cricketer like me, it didn&#8217;t look like a miracle. It looked like a very professional demolition job by some fine spin bowlers. Of course I would have liked England [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Celebrating Connections</title>
		<link>https://blogs.fcdo.gov.uk/adamthomson/2012/01/30/celebrating-connections/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Adam Thomson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:55:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Variety is one of the things I love about my job. It comes from the huge range of issues, people and types of engagement that connect the UK to Pakistan. We have just launched a multi-month communications campaign to celebrate that variety. It is called Celebrating Connections and it is in the media, on our [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>“I think I have the best job in the British High Commission.”</title>
		<link>https://blogs.fcdo.gov.uk/adamthomson/2012/01/19/i-think-i-have-the-best-job-in-the-british-high-commission/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Adam Thomson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:27:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Guest blogger, Susan Hyland, joins Adam Thomson’s blog to share a few impressions from her first weeks as Political Counsellor at the British High Commission in Pakistan. Six weeks ago, one of my colleagues met me at the airport when I arrived in Islamabad for the first time.  As I write this,  I am again [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Picking a scholarship winner</title>
		<link>https://blogs.fcdo.gov.uk/adamthomson/2011/12/14/picking-a-scholarship-winner/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Adam Thomson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 11:08:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Young Pakistanis never fail to inspire me. I have the privilege of a couple of weeks ago of helping to select one graduate to go on a scholarship to one of Britain’s leading Universities. How interesting and how tough it was! Nearly two hundred application forms had to be sifted, giving a wonderful glimpse into [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>The worst of Britain brings out the best of Britain</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Adam Thomson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2011 06:28:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Over the four nights this week people across the world have seen images of riots, criminality and looting taking place in the UK. These images have been shocking and sickening for anyone like me who cares about the UK&#8217;s reputation. And no less shocking has been the loss of life this week of three young [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Recognizing fallen martyrs</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Adam Thomson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 13:18:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[On Thursday, I visited the Police Lines headquarters in Islamabad. I was accompanying the UK Foreign Secretary, William Hague, who wanted to pay his respects to the fallen martyrs of the Pakistani police service and to publicly recognise their sacrifices in serving Pakistan and its citizens. Mr Hague laid a wreath at the police monument [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Doing Business with Pakistan</title>
		<link>https://blogs.fcdo.gov.uk/adamthomson/2011/03/29/doing-business-with-pakistan/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Adam Thomson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 11:53:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The UK is a long standing partner and ally of Pakistan and both our nations have a lot to gain from improving trade between our two countries. In this video blog, Adam Thomson talks about attending the “Doing Business with Pakistan” conference in London in February 2011, and the benefits of strengthening UK-Pakistan trade and [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Commonwealth Women’s Day in Pakistan</title>
		<link>https://blogs.fcdo.gov.uk/adamthomson/2011/03/14/commonwealth-womens-day-in-pakistan/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Adam Thomson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2011 09:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Today is Commonwealth Day and it’s about women.&#160; The Commonwealth is an increasingly important family of nations who share a common history and have shared interests looking to the future.&#160; Last week, it was the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day.&#160; So this year Commonwealth Day is rightly celebrating the role of women as agents [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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