INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
PM Abbasi arrives in Kabul to discuss bilateral issuesKABUL : Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi Friday
arrived in Kabul on a daylong visit to discuss wide ranging bilateral matters with the Afghan leadership.Foreign Minister Khawaja Muhammad
Asif, Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal, Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Iqbal Zafar Jhagra and National Security Advisor Nasser Khan Janjua
accompanied the prime minister.Later upon arrival at the presidential palace, the prime minister was warmly received by Afghan president
Muhammad Ashraf Ghani.He was presented a guard of honour by smartly turned out contingent of Afghan armed forces.The Prime Minister was
introduced with the Afghan cabinet members after the welcome ceremony.The prime minister is undertaking the visit on the invitation of
Afghan President Muhammad Ashraf Ghani.He will have in-depth consultations with Afghan president Ashraf Ghani and chief executive Dr
Abdullah Abdullah on matters ranging from strengthening of bilateral political, economic, security and counter-terrorism, cooperation to
Afghan peace process and regional political and security situation.The talks will also focus on return of Afghan refugees, combating drug
bilateral relations and help augment joint endeavours in the pursuit of durable peace, stability and economic prosperity in the two
countries, and the region.
