Hina Rabbani meets Deputy PM of Interim Afghan Govt

Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Hina Rabbani Khar, held a meeting with Deputy PM of Interim Afghan Govt. Abdul Salam Hanafi. Bilateral trade, connectivity & people-to-people contacts were discussed during the meeting.

In the meeting matters of bilateral importance focused on political consultations between the two governments.

She also held a meeting with Women Chamber of Commerce. During the meeting Pakistan expressed a keen interest in strengthening linkages between women entrepreneurs of Pakistan and Afghanistan.

This visit is being perceived as important because it is led by a female minister and that this is a top Pakistani official’s first visit since the April government transition.