ISLAMABAD:
Afghan president Ashraf Ghani will be visiting Islamabad on June 27 for a daylong trip.He has spoken of mending ties with
Pakistan and given an undertaking to open a new chapter in Pak-Afghan relations. Ashraf Ghani who has made the announcement in his Eidul Fitr message is coming to
Pakistan when it has been complaining of presence of elements in the
Afghan tribal areas who are bent on creating disturbance inside Pakistan.Such elements are working at the behest of Indian terror sponsoring intelligence agency RAW. Ashraf Ghani said he would
visit Pakistan on June 27 to open a new chapter in his country's relationship with its neighbour and mend ties that are often characterised by mistrust and tit-for-tat accusations. According to wire reports,
president Ashraf Ghani in his Eid message said he had agreed to the
visit after his meeting with Prime Minister Imran Khan last week on the fringes of OIC summit in Makkah. "I hope the
visit will be positive," Ghani said.During their meeting on the sidelines of the OIC summit, Prime Minister Imran and
president Ghani exchanged views on bilateral relations and the
Afghan peace process.Prime Minister Imran had reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to a peaceful and stable Afghanistan, according to a PM Office statement. The prime minister also underlined Pakistan’s firm support to an Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace process for political settlement. It is expected that the
Afghan president will have an important meeting with Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa and will be guest at the banquet to be hosted by
president Arif Alvi. The visiting
president will also meet
president Alvi.
president Ashraf Ghani will be heading a delegation consisting of stalwarts belonging to various
Afghan outfits and organisartions. The sources said US Special Envoy for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad’s shuttle diplomacy had also played an important role in paving way for the visit.
president Ashraf Ghani will also
visit India next month, the sources added.
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