Afghan FM’ Muttaqi’s visit to Pakistan postponed: Here’s why!

KABUL: Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi’s three-day visit to Pakistan has been postponed. He was scheduled to arrive in Islamabad on Monday, accompanied by a high-level delegation from Kabul, but the visit has now been deferred.

Sources say this would have been Muttaqi’s first visit to Pakistan since November 2021. The agenda included discussions on bilateral relations, security cooperation, trade, and cross-border connectivity with Pakistani leadership.

No new dates have been announced yet, and neither Afghan nor Pakistani officials have issued an official statement regarding the reasons for the postponement.

In April this year, Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar arrived in Kabul for the one-day visit aimed at addressing ongoing security concerns between the two neighboring countries.

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This visit follows the recent Pak-Afghan Joint Coordination Committee meeting, during which Pakistan’s delegation, led by Ambassador Sadiq Khan, discussed mutual interests, including security and economic cooperation.

Dar stresses ‘brotherly ties’

Before his departure, Dar underscored the deep-rooted brotherly ties shared by Pakistan and Afghanistan, stressing the need to further bolster these relations.

Speaking to the media, he remarked, “Our two countries have a long-standing and deeply ingrained bond, which we aim to strengthen further for the mutual benefit of our people and the region.”