Minister for Human Rights Shireen Mazari on Tuesday advised the US Representative for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad that when coming to Pakistan he should bring a ‘less arrogant and hostile mindset’.
Took on Twitter the minister wrote, “This time perhaps you shd [should] bring a less arrogant and hostile mindset when you visit Islamabad.”
Zalmay Khalilzad who is in Islamabad to hold talks with Pakistani leadership on the Afghan reconciliation process.
Khalilzad, accompanied by an interagency delegation, will travel to Afghanistan, Russia, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Belgium, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar during his 18-day tour, from Dec 2 to 20.
According to the US State Department press release, “Special Representative Khalilzad will be in communication with President Ghani, Chief Executive Abdullah, and other Afghan stakeholders to coordinate closely on efforts to bring the Taliban to the negotiating table with the Afghan government and other Afghans.”
The US special representative to Afghanistan will meet Afghan government officials and other parties to work on the Afghan peace process.