PM, COAS attend high-level meeting prior to Kabul visit tomorrow

E-Paper | June 07, 2026

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minster Nawaz Sharif chaired a high-level meeting at Prime Minister House here on Monday to discuss all dimensions of the Pakistan-Afghanistan relationship.

The meeting was attended by Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, Adviser to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on National Security and Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz, Special Assistant to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Foreign Affairs Tariq Fatemi, Chief of General Staff (CGS) Lt Gen Zubair Mahmood Hayat and Foreign Secretary Aizaz Chaudhry among other senior government officials.

FO spokesman Qazi Khalilullah said, "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."

The meeting was a pre-cursor to tomorrow's Kabul visit by a Pakistani delegation led by the premier. COAS Gen Raheel Sharif will also accompany the premier during the visit being conducted on the invitation of Afghan President Ashraf Ghani.

Those attending the meeting reiterated the need to consolidate and further improve bilateral relations between the two neighboring countries.

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A. Khan

May 11, 2015 01:21pm

When the PM is visiting another neighboring country, Iran?

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Zebswati

May 11, 2015 01:26pm

Timing of Such high level visits should not be released in advance , due to security situation.

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Yaqoob

May 11, 2015 01:45pm

I see shahbaz sharif is the picture ? Was her there ? Or it's file photo?

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hyat

May 11, 2015 01:49pm

be careful.

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افغان ميهن

May 11, 2015 02:13pm

Ashraf Ghani's visit to India seems to have a jarring effect on Pakistan, namely the GHQ. It is high time for neighbors to act like neighbors and discuss APTTA and mutual economic interests. Bilateral relations can only improve between the two states if the multilateral relationships of Afghanistan are respected and not perceived as threats.

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افغان ميهن

May 11, 2015 02:41pm

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May 11, 2015 03:05pm

That unnamed guy seems to be Shahbaz Sharif. Doing what there?

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nation lover

May 11, 2015 03:38pm

its not look like a pm's official meet..!! its look like family meeting

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Pakistan First

May 11, 2015 03:49pm

@Yaqoob - Shahbaz Sharif here in the meeting is as a Foreign Minister of Pakistan, elder brother is preparing younger brother and teaching him the tactics and way of Working of a PM, because Shahbaz will be PM in next term. What you think?

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MSD

May 11, 2015 04:15pm

PM,COAS should not go together.

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Salih

May 11, 2015 05:38pm

Why is Shahbaz Sharif setting there. Is he a Federal figure, or if his presence was necessary why not the 03 provinces CMs there, who are most affected by the terrorism. Is PUNJAB more hit by terror then KPK and Baluchistan.... I am a true Pakistani and been hit buy these things very badly, why the ARAMY not objecting this thing.

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Sab Se Pehle Pakistan

May 11, 2015 06:02pm

Is this a file picture? if not then why Shabaz sharif is in there? If he had to be in the meeting then why not the other 3 chief ministers. This Panjab and family domination needs to stop. This is creating division in the country

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fazli malik

May 11, 2015 06:41pm

@Salih,with ref to ur comments I 100 percent agree with you,you r true pakidtani,if pm treat other province like this,then federation wll be an danger.

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Ghaznavi

May 11, 2015 08:38pm

@افغان ميهن Afghans must not expect Pakistan to sacrifice its interests. We have already destroyed our scociety while defending Afghan soverignty and what did we get in return ? A hostile Afghanistan, 3 million refugees, Drugs, Klasinkov Culture, sectarian violence, Indian presence on our western borders, Indo-Afghan nexus interference in Baluchistan and now demand for access to India. Sorry but if I have my say I would rather build a wall between Afghnaistan and Pakistan that goes all the the way up to the sky.

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Khawar

May 12, 2015 02:06am

@Ghaznavi I absolutely support you here, brother. A Gaza style wall is an absolute necessity to reduce the movement of both Afghan and Pakistani Talibans as well as other criminals across the border. Next to the wall, there must be a 1 kilometer wide mine field so that any terrorist who tries to jump the wall would blow up in pieces before they could harm any innocent man, woman or child.

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