*ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi leaves forfirst ever foreign policy visit for the PTI government.*
*He leaves for Afghanistan tomorrow on a one-day official visit.*
The Foreign Minister will meet his Afghan counterpart Salahuddin Rabbanipresident Ashraf Ghani and chief executive Abdullah Abdullah.
Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua will also accompany him on the visit.
Pak-Afghan relationship, Kabul peace process, talks with the Taliban andborder management will be discussed in the meetings.
Mr Qureshi will also raise the issue of Pakistani consulate’s closure inJalalabad.
This is Shah Mehmood Qureshi’s first foreign visit as Pakistan’s newForeign Minister.
The Trump administration and Afghanistan have accused Pakistan of helpingthe Afghan Taliban and its Haqqani network who have staged attacks inAfghanistan. Pakistan denies this.
On his one-day visit to Pakistan on September 5, US secretary of state MikePompeo sought Pakistan’s assistance to bring the Taliban to the table. “Weneed Pakistan to help us get to the reconciliation we need in Afghanistan.”