Pakistan Army leadership meets with ISAF leadership over border security issues

A high-level meeting between top leaders of the American and Pakistani armed forces was held at the Army’s General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi on Saturday. A delegation of the Nato-led International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) led by its commander
General John Allen, which arrived in the Pakistani garrison town earlier today, met with the Pakistani Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Pervez Kiyani.

According to a press release from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), talks between the two key military officials were held over matters of border security. The talks focused on operations in border areas and coordination mechanisms to avoid untoward
incidents, said the press release.

Pakistan closed transit routes to Afghanistan after a NATO cross-border air attack last November killed 24 Pakistani soldiers at the Salala check post on the Pak-Afghan border. The country has demanded a formal apology from the US for the cross-border attack
before it reopens the supply routes, and has also called for an end to US drone strikes on its tribal areas bordering Afghanistan.

According to ISPR, the visit by the Isaf delegation is in connection to the Tripartite Commission meeting — a trilateral meeting between the military authorities of Pakistan, Afghanistan and the Isaf scheduled to take place here. Both the Pakistani Army
chief and Gen Allen, the top American commander in Afghanistan, will be attending the meeting of the Tripartite Commission.

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