Pakistan’s Foreign Minister To Visit Kabul In Push To Normalise Ties

Pakistan’s Foreign Minister, Mohammad Ishaq Dar, announced on Thursday that he will soon travel to Kabul as part of Islamabad’s efforts to normalise relations with neighbouring countries.

Speaking at a joint press conference with Hungary’s Foreign Minister in Islamabad, Dar said his upcoming trip to Afghanistan would aim to strengthen diplomatic engagement between the two countries. Pakistani media have reported that the visit is expected to take place on Saturday, 19 April.

This will mark Dar’s first visit to Kabul since assuming the role of foreign minister, and the second by a Pakistani foreign minister since the Taliban’s return to power in August 2021.

Previously, former Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi travelled to Kabul in October 2021, shortly after the Taliban takeover. In November 2022, then-Deputy Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar also visited Afghanistan for high-level talks.