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The Embassy of Pakistan in London |
Contact
Address
35-36 Lowndes Square, London, SW1X 9JN
Phone Number
020 7664 9276
Website
www.phclondon.org
E-Mail
phclondon@phclondon.org
The Ambassador
Amb. Chaudhry Tipu Usman
Chaudhry Tipu Usman is a Pakistani career diplomat with more than two decades of foreign-service experience. Before becoming High Commissioner to the United Kingdom in 2026, he served as Chief of State Protocol and held overseas assignments in Riyadh, New York, Ankara and Vancouver. His career has combined bilateral diplomacy, multilateral work and senior protocol responsibilities.
History
Bilateral ties between Pakistan and the United Kingdom are historically monumental, continuous, and characterized by a vast web of familial and institutional connections established upon Pakistan's independence within the Commonwealth in 1947. The High Commission commands an iconic, sprawling independent chancery complex located at 35-36 Lowndes Square in the ultra-exclusive diplomatic neighborhood of Belgravia—a vital piece of sovereign real estate acquired under the legacy of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.
The High Commission in London serves as a powerhouse operational command center for executing post-Brexit financial trade stabilization, digital remittance statecraft, and advanced security synchronization between Islamabad and Whitehall. Under High Commissioner Usman’s active direction, a primary structural mandate of the mission centers on leveraging London’s position as a premier global financial center to support Pakistan's digital transformation agenda. The High Commission works hand-in-hand with City of London financial institutions and the UK Debt Management Office to explore emerging financial instruments, blockchain-based banking solutions, and investment pipelines.
Commercially, the mission aggressively utilizes the UK's Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS) to secure duty-free market entries for Pakistan's high-grade textiles, agricultural products, and surgical instruments.
Furthermore, the High Commission drives extensive academic and cultural statecraft—notably backing platforms like the Oxford Pakistan Programme (OPP) at the University of Oxford to secure scholarships and research exchanges for Pakistani scholars—while running a massive, high-volume consular department that supports the vibrant, highly successful 1.5 million-strong British-Pakistani diaspora community thriving across the British Isles.
