The Ministry of Defense (MoD) on Tuesday announced that Pakistan’s chief of army staff general Qamar Javed Bajwa is expected to visit Afghanistan in the next five days where he will hold talks with Afghan officials.
According to the MoD, among the issues discussed will be that of peace talks with the Taliban.
The Afghan government will reiterate its call to Pakistan to take action against terrorist hideouts and safe havens inside Pakistan territory, said MoD spokesman Dawlat Waziri.
Meanwhile, prominent Pakistani politician and chairman of Pakistan Tehrek-e-Insaf party, Imran Khan, has said more violence, more bloodshed and more bombings in Afghanistan is not the answer.
He said dialogue was the solution.
"I think Donald Trump's policy is deeply flawed. He neither understands the history of Pakistan nor the character of the Afghan people," Khan said in an interview with The Associated Press.
“To blame Pakistan for this failed policy and then giving credit to India for some reason which does not border Afghanistan …. If Pakistan army, government had any leverage with the Taliban then surely they (the US) should ask Pakistan to play a role in building peace and getting them to the dialogue table but not what they are proposing – more violence, more bloodshed, more bombing … I think Pakistan has done enough.”
"More fighting and bloodshed is not the answer. I said it 17 years ago and I am still saying this now," he said.
Meanwhile, Bajwa is expected to meet with senior Afghan officials in Kabul this week to discuss key issues – including getting the Taliban to the peace talks table.
“We will ask Pakistan to act honestly, otherwise these trips will not have results,” said MoD spokesman Dawlat Waziri.
In addition, a number of Afghan lawmakers in parliament have said that Afghan officials should provide the Pakistani side with solid evidence that they support the Taliban.
They said that the Afghan government should put pressure on Pakistan to abide by its commitment towards fighting terrorism.
“Pakistan should be asked to hand over the leadership of Afghan Taliban to the Afghan government and act solidly for the elimination of terrorist hideouts,” said MP Fatima Aziz.
“The Afghan government should hand over all evidence to Pakistani side and categorically tell them this action is no longer acceptable to us,” said MP Abdul Hai Akhundzada.
Khan meanwhile said that he felt Islamabad has done enough against terrorism and now other countries need to take action.
"I think Pakistan has done enough. I think now the others players involved need to do more," added Khan.
This comes ahead of a summit Russia hopes to hold where delegates from at least 50 countries can meet to discuss the ongoing crisis in Afghanistan.