TIWN
Islamabad, Aug 24 (TIWN) Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the head of the Afghan Talibans political office in Doha, is going to visit Pakistan along with a delegation to discuss the way forward in the Afghan peace process, according to a Foreign Office official.
"Yes, we have invited the Afghan Taliban delegation to visit Pakistan to discuss the way forward in the Afghan peace process," Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri, the foreign office spokesperson, told The Express Tribune on Sunday.
He, however, neither confirmed the dates of the visit nor shed light on composition of the delegation.
According to sources, the Afghan delegation was expected to arrive in Islamabad late on Sunday night. The delegation may already be in the capital by the time this report is printed.
The Afghan Taliban spokesperson also confirmed that a delegation led by Mullah Baradar would be visiting Islamabad and other capitals to discuss the Afghan peace efforts.
This will be the second visit of Mullah Baradar to Pakistan in the last 10 months.
He visited Islamabad in October last year when President Donald Trump abruptly called off the peace talks with the Taliban, citing the militant group's continued attacks against the US-led foreign forces.
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