Delegation of Afghan interim govt reaches Islamabad

Islamabad: A joint meeting of the Pak-Afghan Joint Coordination Council will be held in Islamabad today (Wednesday), for which a senior delegation of the Afghan Taliban government has reached Islamabad.

According to the media reports, the delegation includes Afghan Ministry of Defense, Information and Intelligence officials. They will hold bilateral talks with Pakistani officials.

The delegation is led by senior Taliban leader and governor of Kandahar Mullah Shirin Akhund who will also meet the Special Representative for Afghanistan in Pakistan Asif Durrani.

It has been reported that during the visit of the Afghan delegation to Pakistan, meetings are expected with the Foreign Office, military officials and others. The delegation will discuss way to reduce Pak-Afghan tensions in the Joint Coordination Council meeting and other meetings.

Pakistan will discuss the anti-Pakistan use of Afghan territory by banned groups in Afghanistan while the issue of safe havens for terrorists in Afghanistan will also be discussed.

Meanwhile, it is also expected to demand the extradition of Hafiz Gul Bahadur and other banned terrorists in Afghanistan, as well as visa-free transportation on Pak-Afghan border fence and Chaman border.