Staff Reporter
Rawalpindi
US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad called on Army Chief Gen Javed Qamar Bajwa at the military headquarters in Rawalpindi to discuss the Afghan peace process.
“Regional security situation, Afghan peace process with particular reference to border management and way forward for lasting peace in Afghanistan were discussed during the meeting,” a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations said on Monday.
This is Khalilzad’s second visit to Islamabad within a span of almost three weeks which appears to highlight the Trump administration’s urgency towards the ongoing peace efforts.
It is believed that the US administration wants to see some breakthrough before the presidential election to be held on November 3.
“The visiting dignitary appreciated Pakistan’s untiring efforts for facilitating the process towards the mutual objective of peace in the region,” the military’s media wing said.
It is pertinent to mention here that Zalmay Khalilzad, who had remained active in finalizing a historic deal between the United States and Afghan Taliban, is now working with Pakistan to make intra-Afghan dialogue a success.
He had frequently visited the country and met with Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa for the purpose. In one such meeting US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation, Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad, and commander of NATO’s Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan General Austin Scott Miller called on Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa in Rawalpindi on October 8.
