KABUL: Pakistan’s special representative for Afghanistan Asif Ali Durrani has met with acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi and discussed formation of a joint committee to reduced tensions between Kabul and Islamabad, local media reported on Friday.
Deputy Foreign Ministry spokesman Hafiz Zia Ahmad Takal in a statement on social media platform X said that both sides had constructive discussion over security and treatment of Afghan people in Pakistan as well as the export and transit trade.
د اصف دراني په مشرۍ پاکستاني هیئت د بهرنیو چارو له سرپرست وزیرسره وکتل
د بهرنیو چارو، وزیر ښاغلي مولوي امیرخان متقي د افغانستان لپاره د پاکستان ځانګړي استازي ښاغلي آصف دراني په مشرۍ له یوه هیئت سره په کتنه کې په امنیتي مسایلو سربیره په پاکستان کې د افغان مهاجرو د نیونې، … pic.twitter.com/LYsm0mLZGi— Hafiz Zia Ahmad (@HafizZiaAhmad) September 21, 2023
Muttaqi during the meeting said that Kabul and Islamabad should refrain from making statements against each other adding that security issues should be resolved by a joint committee.
Pakistan ready to cooperate with Afghanistan
Durrani expressing his views said that Pakistan is ready to cooperate with Afghanistan in many sectors.
Tahir Khan, a Pakistani journalist said that according to some officials in Kabul the two countries discussed TTP (Tahreek-Taliban Pakistan) issue and treatment of Afghan refugees in Pakistan.
Political analysts believed that the visit of the Pakistan envoy is important as tensions have recently risen between Kabul and Islamabad.
Sayed Jawad Sijadi, a political analyst was of the view that the visit of Pakistan’s special envoy to Afghanistan is likely to convey the stance and red lines of Pakistan to the Taliban officials.
