ISLAMABAD - British Foreign Secretary William Hague will arrive in Pakistan today to pledge working more closely with Islamabad on Afghanistan and other issues. Rt. Hon. William Hague, U.K. Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs is scheduled to pay his first official visit to Pakistan from 23-25 June 2010, Foreign Office announced on Tuesday. According to a press note issued from the FO on Tuesday, British Foreign Secretarys engagements in Pakistan would include official talks with Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi followed by the meetings with the President and Prime Minister. William Hague is also expected to visit Karachi to lay a wreath on the mausoleum of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, said the Foreign Office. Hague is likely to discuss wide range of issues with Pakistani leadership in the context of Afghanistan. I intend to visit Pakistan in the next few weeks because of its close connection with the issues that we have been discussing in Afghanistan, Hague told the House of Commons during a debate on foreign affairs, last month. Following his visit to Washington in May, Hagues visit to Pakistan carries much importance, say foreign policy makers. Hague told House of Common last month that he had agreed with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to work together with Pakistan. It is crucial that the United States and Britain work extremely closely to coordinate our efforts in Pakistan given the colossal American resources that are deployed in Pakistan and the enormous British expertise that exists, he said. It is important to mention here that Britain has stated many a time that Afghanistan was its top foreign policy priority, while analysts said on Tuesday while commenting on Hagues upcoming visit to Islamabad that he would try to secure Pakistans help to normalise situation in Afghanistan. According to diplomatic sources, Britain wants its troops to come back home as early as possible and that it seeks Pakistans help to make Afghans reach the point where they can look after their own security without presenting a danger to the rest of the world. The sooner they are able to do this, the sooner our troops... who make such sacrifices would be able to come home, Hague told House of Common last month. Pakistan wants the major players of the world including the US and UK to assign it a major role in reconstruction of Afghanistan. So for the US and Great Britain have not assigned Pakistan major role, however, Foreign Policy experts are expecting a breakthrough in the days to come. They argue that the US and its partners are acknowledging that without the help of Pakistan they cannot do better in Afghanistan. During his stay in Pakistan, Hague will try his best to secure Pakistans help in this regard.