On direction of the chief of army staff (COAS), a high level Pakistan Army delegation headed by Chief of General Staff (CGS) Lieutenant General Bilal Akbar visited Afghanistan on Thursday. The delegation met Afghanistan acting Defence Minister Tariq Shah Bahramee and Afghanistan Chief of Army Staff General Mohammad Sharif Yaftali. CGS offered condolences on behalf of COAS General Qamar Javed Bajwa on the loss of innocent lives in Mazar e Sharif terrorist attack and expressed solidarity with Afghan forces and people. Free medical treatment in pakistan to injured of Mazar e Sharif attack was also offered by the delegation .
The delegation held talks on bilateral border coordination measures. Afghan authorities were conveyed that Pakistan Army had control in all areas on the Pakistani side of the Af-Pak border and it shall not allow its soil to be used against Afghanistan. It was further stated that terrorists are a common threat and they shall be defeated at every front.
