Turkiye spymaster visiting Islamabad amid Pak-Afghan tensions

ISLAMABAD: A high-level delegation from Turkiye is set to arrive in Islamabad next week to discuss rising tensions between Pakistan and the Taliban regime and to explore a peaceful way forward.

This was stated by the Turkiye Ambassador to Pakistan, Dr Irfan Neziroglu, while talking to a local media outlet at a reception to celebrate Oman’s National Day, hosted by Ambassador Fahad Sulaiman Khalaf Al-Kharusi.

The planned visit was first disclosed earlier this month by Turkiye President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during his meeting with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Baku.

Talks between Pakistan and Afghanistan in Istanbul ended this month without any agreement amid the Kabul government’s reluctance to act against terrorist groups operating from its soil. Dr Neziroglu, who had played an active role in facilitating the Istanbul trilateral talks on Afghanistan, said the delegation visiting Pakistan will also be accompanied by the Turkish intelligence chief and important ministers. Turkish Minister for Energy Alparslan Bayraktar will also be visiting Islamabad next week as part of the delegation. Monitoring Desk