Pakistan

Allen expected to meet Kayani on Thursday

ISPR says meeting between Kayani and Allen will review progress on border coordination measures.

Web Desk August 29, 2012

RAWALPINDI: Commander International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) General John Allen is likely to visit Pakistan on Thursday, August 30, said a press release by Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Wednesday.

According to ISPR, General Allen will meet Army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani and they will focus on reviewing the progress made in implementation of recently evolved border coordination measures and standing operating procedure.

General Allen had been holding meeting with Kayani recently in efforts to improve the cross border cooperation between Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nato troops.

Pakistan and the US had also signed a deal earlier this month governing Nato convoys travelling through Pakistan into Afghanistan until the end of 2015, well beyond the scheduled withdrawal of the bulk of Nato troops in 2014.

COMMENTS (6)

g | 12 years ago | Reply

I said the border cooperation initiative is going nicely. There has been an a lot of recent success in successfully targeting and killing high level terrorists on both sides of the border by ISAF/Afgan army and drones. It sure would be nice to see a push into FATA by the Pak army to squeeze them further.

hush | 12 years ago | Reply mr allen is visiting to gauge public opinion in army after designed attacks on kamra n border check posts.... where dozens of pakistani soldiers have been killed to mold army opinion in further cooperation and operations for sake of war on terror.... More blood coming pakistan way, be civilians or soldiers.

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antanu g | 12 years ago | Reply another jolt for pak bashers

Karachities | 12 years ago | Reply

New do more list is expected which may includes an immediate launch of NW operation

Kulamarva Balakrishna | 12 years ago | Reply

Vienna,August 29,2012 It is interesting to note General Allen is traveling to Islamabad apparently on own initiative.In other words he has problems. If General Kayani has problems he will go to Kabul and meet General Allen.The general shuttle diplomacy is good sign. Taravadu Taranga Trust for Media Monitoring TTTMM India --Kulamarva Balakrishna

Enlightened | 12 years ago | Reply

They both have to sort out whether Pakistan and US would be partnering in a joint or coordinated operation against militants in NWA or Pakistan has decided to opt out from the same after coming under severe criticism from the religous parties and TTP.

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