Islamabad will upgrade its Charg\u00e9 d\u2019Affaires in Kabul to level of ambassador, says DPM Dar
\n ISLAMABAD
\nDeputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Friday announced that Pakistan would upgrade its Charg\u00e9 d\u2019Affaires in Afghanistan to the level of an ambassador amid improving ties with the neighbouring country.
\nTaking to X, Dar said that Pakistan-Afghanistan relations were on positive trajectory after his \u201cvery productive\u201d visit to Kabul on April 19.
\n\u201cI am confident this step would further contribute towards enhanced engagement, deepen Pak-Afghan cooperation in economic, security, CT & trade areas and promote further exchanges between two fraternal countries,\u201d he stated.
\nPakistan and Afghanistan have embassies in each other\u2019s capitals but they are led by charge d\u2019affaires, not ambassadors.
\nChina was the first country to accept an ambassador from the Taliban-run administration in Kabul though it does not formally recognise its government. Several other states, including the United Arab Emirates (UAE), followed. The two nations share a porous border spanning around 2,500 kilometres with several crossing points which hold significance as a key element of regional trade and relations between the people across both sides of the fence.
\nThe issue of terrorism remains a key issue for Pakistan which has urged Afghanistan to prevent its soil from being used by groups such as the TTP to carry out attacks inside the former\u2019s territory.
\nHowever, days earlier, a commander of the Afghan Taliban, Saeedullah Saeed, warned terrorists of Fitna al-Khwarij against fighting the Pakistan forces, conducting attacks in the name of Jihad.
\nEarlier this month, China hosted an informal meeting between Islamabad and the Afghan Taliban administration, wherein Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi says it was decided between the two nations to upgrade their diplomatic ties.
\nThe neighbours agreed in principle to send ambassadors to each other\u2019s country as soon as possible, Yi said after his talks with Afghanistan\u2019s acting foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi and FM Dar.
\nMeanwhile, Islamabad and Beijing also agreed to extend the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) to Afghanistan, reaffirming their commitment to enhancing regional connectivity and economic cooperation.
\nThe key outcomes from the Beijing meeting also included commitments to enhance cooperation in security and counter-terrorism, including joint action against militant groups and external interference and an understanding to formally resume the trilateral process by convening the sixth China-Afghanistan-Pakistan Foreign Ministers\u2019 Dialogue in Kabul.
\nTensions appeared to ease after a rare meeting between Muttaqi and Dar in Kabul last month where the Taliban\u2019s acting foreign minister expressed concern over the deportation of tens of thousands of Afghans from Pakistan.
\nDuring the meeting, both sides agreed to continuing dialogue in a constructive and positive atmosphere to address bilateral concerns, including security, trade, transit cooperation, and broader ties.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Islamabad will upgrade its Charg\u00e9 d\u2019Affaires in Kabul to level of ambassador, says DPM Dar ISLAMABAD Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Friday announced that Pakistan would upgrade its Charg\u00e9 d\u2019Affaires in Afghanistan to the level of an ambassador amid improving ties with the neighbouring country. Taking to X, Dar said that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-481858","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-top-news"},"yoast_head":"\n