ISLAMABAD: A seven-member team from the United States, led by Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman, will arrive in Islamabad Thursday on a two-day visit. Sherman, after Central Intelligence Agency chief William J. Burns, will be one of the first high-level officials under President Joe Biden to visit Pakistan — and after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in August. The foreign ministry officials be allowed access to the parking area of the state lounge and five people from the State Department and the US embassy in Islamabad be issued entry passes, it added. Pakistan was one of the backers of the 1996-2001 Taliban regime and has been accused by US officials of keeping the insurgents alive through covert support. He urged the world to engage the Taliban government “to ensure peace and stability.”Following the article, Sherman called on Pakistan to take action against all extremist groups.

Source: Pakistan Today October 06, 2021 08:48 UTC