Pakistan committed to promote trade, people-to-people ties with Afghanistan

Islamabad: Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch on Sunday said Pakistan is committed to promoting trade and people-to-people ties with Afghanistan.

She said this in a statement today. The spokesperson further said for this purpose,

Secretary Commerce Khurrum Agha will undertake a 2-day visit to Afghanistan from tomorrow to discuss trade related matters.

Last week, the Foreign Minister confirmed on Monday that Pakistan conducted “intelligence-based anti-terrorist operations” within Afghanistan's border regions, shortly after Kabul reported airstrikes on its territory resulting in eight fatalities.

The Foreign Office said that the operation targeted terrorists affiliated with the Hafiz Gul Bahadur Group, responsible for numerous terrorist attacks in Pakistan in collaboration with the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). These attacks have led to the deaths of civilians and law enforcement personnel, including the recent incident claiming seven Pakistani soldiers' lives in Mir Ali, North Waziristan.