ISLAMABAD: A high-level Turkish delegation will visit Pakistan this week to help ease tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that the delegation will include the foreign minister, the defence minister and the head of the intelligence agency. The visit will be aimed to advance ceasefire talks between Pakistan and Afghanistan. Discussions between the two countries were previously held in Istanbul under the mediation of Turkiye and Qatar.
Earlier on Friday, it was reported that deadlock continues in the latest round of Pakistan-Afghanistan talks as the Pakistani delegation left for the airport, sources said on Friday.
Sources divulged that the delegation withdrew from the negotiating table. Qatar and Turkish authorities remain closely informed about developments. The sources pertaining to the development added that Pakistan exercised maximum patience under the current circumstances.
Decisions regarding the future of talks will now be taken following consultations within the Pakistani senior leadership.