Pakistan assures visiting US envoy on Afghan talks
(WorldNews Pakistan)

Islamabad: Pakistan remains optimistic for a negotiated solution to the Afghan crisis, officials said, as they assured a visiting US delegation that efforts will continue to facilitate the reconciliation process and promote regional peace and stability. Pakistan´s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Friday assured US special envoy on Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad, that Islamabad would step up efforts to take forward the Afghan peace process. Khalilzad thanked the Foreign Minister for facilitating direct talks between the United States and the Taliban, adding that the US leadership valued Pakistan´s endeavours for peace and reconciliation in Afghanistan. The special envoy was accompanied...