Top US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad extends stay in Pakistan: Sources

*ISLAMABAD – United States (US) Special Representative for AfghanistanZalmay Khalilzad has extended his stay in Pakistan.*

Diplomatic sources relayed that the date for his return has not beenfinalised yet. “The US Embassy in Islamabad will intimate the ForeignOffice in this regard later on.”

The ambassador arrived in Islamabad on Jan 17 along with a delegation of USofficials. He was scheduled to depart today.

During his stay, Khalilzad met Prime Minister Imran Khan as well as theForeign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi and other senior officials.

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“The two sides reviewed developments post Abu Dhabi, in order to take theAfghan peace process forward,” said a foreign office statement . “An AfghanTaliban delegation had a round of talks last month with US officials in AbuDhabi.”

The statement didn’t give any further details on the talks, but mediareports had said that Pakistan agreed to host the next round of talksbetween the Afghan Taliban and the United States in Islamabad.