By Muhammad Luqman
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has emphasized the importance of engagement between Islamabad and Washington to pursue common objectives and issues of mutual interest.
He was talking to US Ambassador David Hale in Islamabad on Friday.
It was agreed that the decades long relations between Pakistan and the US need to further strengthened through multifaceted engagement and dialogue.
Meanwhile, in his meeting with the Afghan Ambassador Hazrat Omar Zakhilwal, the Prime Minister highlighted Pakistan’s commitment for peace and stability in the region and particularly in Afghanistan.
He reiterated Pakistan’s support for Afghan-led and Afghan-owned reconciliation process.
Ambassador Omar Zakhilwal conveyed the commitment of Afghan government to work for furthering bilateral relations between the two countries that have significant historical, cultural, economic and political linkages.