PM Nawaz, Army Chief to leave for Afghanistan today

PM Nawaz, Army Chief to leave for Afghanistan today
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Summary PM Nawaz Sharif and COAS General Raheel Sharif will leave for Afghanistan today (Tuesday).

ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will leave for Afghanistan today (Tuesday), at the invitation of Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani, the Foreign Office reported.

Adviser on National Security and Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Syed Tariq Fatemi, Foreign Secretary Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry and other senior officials will also accompany the Prime Minister during the visit.

This will be the Prime Minister’s second visit to Afghanistan and the first after the installation of National Unity Government in Kabul. Earlier, the Prime Minister visited Afghanistan on 30 November 2013.

During the visit, the Prime Minister will have a one-to-one meeting with President Ashraf Ghani, who will also host a lunch for the Prime Minister.

Other engagements of the Prime Minister visit will include a meeting with the Afghan Chief Executive, Dr. Abdullah Abdullah and delegation-level talks with the Afghan side.