ISLAMABAD: Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir will deliver a ‘special message’ from Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani to Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Monday (today).
“Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir will reach Kabul tomorrow to deliver the prime minister’s special message to Afghan President Hamid Karzai,” a brief statement issued by the PM’s Office said on Sunday. No details were given.
The message from Mr Gilani follows his meetings with Chinese leaders in which Pakistan and China agreed to coordinate efforts on the situation in Afghanistan.
A close aide of the prime minister said that through his message Mr Gilani intended to take Mr Karzai on board about his discussions with Chinese leaders on Afghanistan.
Diplomatic sources suggest that Prime Minister Gilani has lately been pursuing a plan to forge a regional alliance between Pakistan, Afghanistan and China. Though this idea has been discussed with Afghan and Chinese leaders in the past, it is said that Islamabad may strive to fast-track it after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s visit to Kabul during which India and Afghanistan announced a strategic partnership. The spokesperson for the Foreign Office wasn’t available for comments.
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