The exact date of Imran Khan's visit to Afghanistan has not been set yet
Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan has backed a ceasefire in Afghanistan. In a telephone conversation with Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani last evening, the Pakistani Prime Minister discussed bilateral relations, the peace process and the establishment of a ceasefire in Afghanistan.
President Ghani has extended an official invitation to Imran Khan to visit Kabul, the Presidential Palace said.
Speaking at the Presidential Palace, Khan thanked the Afghan President for the invitation and said he would visit Kabul in the near future.
The exact date of Imran Khan's visit to Afghanistan has not been set yet.
A statement from the Presidential Palace said that the Prime Minister of Pakistan and the President of Afghanistan Mohammad Ashraf Ghani had a telephone conversation on Monday to discuss bilateral relations, the peace process and the establishment of a ceasefire in Afghanistan.
A spokesman for the Afghan vice president, Dawa Khan Minapal, said the Pakistani prime minister had stressed the need for a ceasefire in Afghanistan.
Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan has backed a ceasefire in Afghanistan as Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani made a video address to the 75th session of the UN General Assembly in New York yesterday, referring to peace talks with the Taliban in Doha. He said a ceasefire was a priority for the Afghan government.
Addressing the UN General Assembly, President Ghani emphasized that although Afghanistan faces many challenges, the government's first and foremost priority is to achieve peace.
A day before Ashraf Ghani, US President Donald Trump told the UN General Assembly that his country was working to end the ongoing war in Afghanistan and would soon withdraw its troops from the country.
Prior to Pakistan, the United Nations had called for a ceasefire in Afghanistan.
