Wednesday, July 20, 2011

President Zardari returns home from Kabul

President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday returned to Karachi after a brief visit to Kabul during which he condoled with President Karzai over the death of his brother.

Later, the two also held talks and covered bilateral relations focusing on transit trade, regional situation and fight against militancy. President Karzai thanked President Zardari for his gesture.

President and his delegation which includes Interior Minister Rehman Malik, Defence Minister Ch. Ahmed Mukhtar and spokesperson to the President Farhatullah Babar were received by the Afghan President Hamid Karzai and members of his Cabinet at the Presidential Palace.

On the issue of transit trade the Afghan side raised the issue of containers held up in Pakistan the number of which contains food and perishable items.

President Zardari assured Karzai that the government would look into it and transit of perishable items and food would be allowed immediately.

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