The red carpet was rolled out as Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi arrived in Kabul on Friday.
A guard of honour was presented to the premier at the Afghan presidential palace upon arrival.
National Security Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Nasser Janjua, Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif, Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal and Khyber Pakhtunkwa Governor Iqbal Zafar Jhagra, among other officials, are accompanying the premier on his day-long visit to the Afghan capital.
The delegation is expected to discuss the political and security situation of Afghanistan with the country’s top leadership.
The visit follows an invitation by Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani and comes in the backdrop of Pakistan’s support to Ghani’s peace offering to the Taliban and wish of strengthening bilateral engagement with Islamabad.
During the visit, Abbasi will hold in-depth consultations with Ghani and Afghan Chief Executive Dr Abdullah Abdullah on matters of mutual interest, including strengthening of bilateral political, economic, security and counter-terrorism cooperation, repatriation of Afghan refugees, combating drug production and narco-trade, Afghan peace process and regional political and security situation, said a statement by the Foreign Office (FO) on Thursday night.
