Mohammad Hanif Atmar, the National Security Adviser (NSA) to President Ashraf Ghani, will leave for Pakistan on Sunday with a delegation of officials to discuss security issues with Pakistani officials. 

The Presidential Palace on Saturday evening said in a statement that Atmar and his accompanying delegation will meet with Pakistan's chief of army staff general Qamar Javed Bajwa in Islamabad on Sunday. 

The Afghan delegation was invited by Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi to visit Pakistan and discuss with the Pakistani officials the security problems in Afghanistan, Pakistan and the region, the statement read.