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Pakistani delegation visits Afghanistan to discuss security related issues

India Blooms News Service | @indiablooms | Feb 22, 2023, at 10:54 pm

#Pakistan #Afghanistan #PakistanDelegation

A Pakistani delegation has visited Kabul city to interact with Taliban rulers of Afghanistan over security-related matters, the country's foreign office said on Tuesday.

The foreign officer of Pakistan tweeted: "A high-ranking delegation led by the Minister for Defence is in Kabul today to meet with officials of the Afghan Interim Government to discuss security related matters including counter terrorism measures."

Amidst tension between Pakistan and the Taliban, a high level delegation from Pakistan led by Defence Minister, DG ISI, Pakistani special envoy and Pakistan’s chief of mission who was wounded in ISKP attack is in Kabul. pic.twitter.com/jf19ApKI1J
— BILAL SARWARY (@bsarwary) February 22, 2023

In photos released by the Afghan prime minister’s office, the Pakistani delegation — comprising Inter-Services Intelligence Director General LT Gen Nadeem Anjum, Foreign Secretary Asad Majeed Khan, Chargé d’Affaires (CdA) to Afghanistan Ubaidur Rehman Nizamani and Pakistan’s Special Representative for Afghanistan Mohammad Sadiq — can be seen meeting Afghanistan’s acting deputy Prime Minister Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar alongside Asif, reports Dawn News.

A high-ranking delegation led by the Minister for Defence is in Kabul today to meet with officials of the Afghan Interim Government to discuss security related matters including counter terrorism measures.
— Spokesperson 🇵🇰 MoFA (@ForeignOfficePk) February 22, 2023

A statement from the Afghan Council of Ministers (prime minister) said the two sides discussed economic cooperation, regional connectivity, trade, and bilateral relations.

“Pakistan and Afghanistan are neighbours and should have cordial relations. The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan wants expansion of commercial and economic relations with Pakistan as such relations are in the interest of both countries,” the statement quoted Mullah Baradar as saying in a Dawn News report.

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