Afghan Ambassador Mohammad Omar Daudzai and Saudi Arabia’s top most military commander held separate meetings with the country’s army leadership on Wednesday.
In his meeting with the afghan envoy, Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Kayani cautioned the Afghan government against continuation of baseless allegations against the ISI of supporting terrorists in Afghanistan, who recently killed former Afghan president Burhanuddin Rabbani and said it would have a deep negative impact on relations between Islamabad and Kabul. He also made known Pakistan’s concerns over the recently concluded ‘Afghanistan-India Strategic Partnership Pact’ to the Afghan ambassador, who called on him at his office in Rawalpindi on Wednesday.
The Afghan ambassador also had an important meeting with Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir at the Foreign Office on Tuesday and in that meeting too the country’s top diplomat expressed serious concerns over the strategic partnership agreement between Kabul and New Delhi. “The Afghan envoy’s meetings with General Kayani and Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir were part of Kabul’s efforts to do away with prevailing tensions in relations between Islamabad and Kabul,” said a senior Pakistani official.
Meanwhile, Prince Lieutenant General (Staff) Khalid Bin Bandar Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, Commander Royal Saudi Land Forces also called on General Kayani at the General Headquarters. Lt Gen Khalid also called on General Khalid Shameem Wynne. A security official seeking anonymity said the senior Saudi military commander deliberated upon the current row between Islamabad and Washington during his meetings with the top Pakistani army officials.
Kayani warns Afghanistan against anti-ISI allegations
