ISLAMABAD: United States Special Envoy, Zalmay Khalilzad has met ForeignMinister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Friday and both the leaders will discussthe progress on the Afghan peace process.

According to reports, earlier in the day, delegation-level talks betweenPakistan and the United States were held at the Foreign Office.

Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua led the Pakistani delegation while theAmerican delegation was headed by Khalilzad.

Regarding the delegation talks, Foreign Office spokesperson Mohammad Faisaltweeted, “Tehmina Janjua held talks with US Special Representative forAfghanistan Reconciliation on efforts to promote peace and reconciliationin Afghanistan,”

A day earlier, the US Afghan peace envoy said relations between the US andPakistan would not improve until Islamabad reconsiders its policiespertaining to Kabul.

According to Afghan media outlet Tolo News, Khalilzad while addressingyouth in the Bamiyan, Jawzjan, and Parwan provinces via a video callhighlighted that in addition to a potential peace deal between the AfghanTaliban and the US, Islamabad and Kabul, too, shall reach an agreementthrough which Pakistan would be able to play a more “a constructive role inAfghanistan”