Islamabad to host Afghan, Iranian leaders on Thursday

ISLAMABAD : Pakistan is due Thursday to host the leaders of Afghanistan and Iran in a counter-terrorism summit

Published February 15, 2012 Updated February 15, 2012 05:38pm

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By Abdul Ahad

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Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad are due to arrive separately for the two-day summit being hosted by President Asif Ali Zardari in Islamabad.

On Wednesday, Ahmadinejad unveiled new strides in its nuclear programme in a defiant blow to US and EU sanctions designed to rein in its atomic activities.

"I don't think so," a senior Pakistani government official told AFP when asked if mounting tensions between Iran and Israel, and the showdown over Iran's nuclear programme, would dominate the summit.

"The trilateral summit will discuss cooperation on counter-terrorism and transnational organised crime including drug and human trafficking and border management," the official said.

The talks also come with stepped up efforts to kickstart peace talks with the Taliban designed to end 10 years of war in Afghanistan

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