ISLAMABAD: A high-level delegation led by Defence Minister Khawaja Asif visited Kabul where it met with acting deputy PM Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar on matter of cross-border terrorism.

Foreign Office in statement said that delegation will meet with Afghan officials to discuss security related matters including counter-terrorism measures. Delegation includes Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Chief Lt Gen Nadeem Ahmed Anjum, Pakistan’s Special Representative for Afghanistan Muhammad Sadiq, Foreign Secretary Asad Majeed Khan and Kabul Mission head Ubaid Ur Rehman Nizamani.

This is first meeting between senior leadership of two countries after November 2022 visit by State Minister for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar. Visit comes after closure of Torkham Border crossing by Afghan authorities following row over entry of citizens into Pakistan without documents.  Pakistani soldier had also sustained injuries when Afghan Taliban opened fire at Border.