Afghan officials pin hopes on Gen Raheel’s visit

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KABUL: Senior Afghan officials hope the upcoming visit of Pakistan’s army chief will not only provide an impetus to efforts for resurrecting a moribund peace process but also help mend fractured ties between the two neighbours.

Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif is likely to visit Afghanistan this week, Pakistani and Afghan sources told The Express Tribune. “Both sides have agreed that the visit should take place before December 30,” said one Kabul-based Afghan source.