22 April 2016

News Story: Pakistan confirms postponed visit by Afghan Chief Executive

ISLAMABAD, April 21 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan said on Thursday that Afghanistan Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah has postponed his upcoming visit to Islamabad.

Abdullah's office had earlier said that he will not travel to Pakistan after a deadly suicide bombing in Kabul Tuesday that killed nearly 70 people and injured over 300.

The Afghan leader was scheduled to pay a two-day visit in the first week of May.

"The Afghan side had indicated Abdullah would visit Pakistan on May 2-3," a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said.

"The visit has been postponed. The new dates would be worked out through diplomatic channels," Nafees Zikria told a weekly briefing.

Read the full story at Xinhua