Islamabad, Kabul discuss issue of Afghan-based militants attacking Pak

TIL Desk/World/London-Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s Advisor on Foreign Affairs, Sartaj Aziz, and Afghanistan’s National Security Advisor Hanif Atmar discussed the issue of Afghan-based militants carrying out attacks on Pakistani soil during their meeting in London.

UK’s National Security Advisor, Sir Mark Lyall Grant, hosted the two dignitaries in London. Aziz stressed on the need for a comprehensive bilateral engagement between the two countries to rebuild trust and confidence.

The meeting was the highest level face-to-face discussion between representatives of the two countries since Islamabad closed down border crossings with Afghanistan. The meeting comes at a time when relations between the two Asian neighbours are deteriorating.

The meeting comes days after Afghanistan’s Foreign Affairs Ministry summoned Pakistan’s Charge d’affaires to Kabul and lodged a strong protest over the persecution of Afghan citizens residing in Pakistan and the frequent artillery shelling on Khans Kunar and Sarkano districts of Kunar province.