Imran, Putin confer on situation in Afghanistan

PESHAWAR (Pajhwok): Russian President Vladimir Putin has commended Pakistan’s role in promoting regional peace stability.

Putin had a brief meeting with Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Bishkek.

The two leaders discussed the situation in Afghanistan, the Middle East, Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi told reporters on Friday 

Global uncertainty was increasing, the minister lamented, saying the SCO forum provided an opportunity for peace and regional connectivity.

Pakistan would import 1000 megawatt electricity from Kyrgyzstan by 2021 to overcome power shortage in summer, he added.

Pakistan and Kyrgyz leaders also held talks on the early completion of the CASA-1000 project, which would start from Kyrgyzstan and reach Afghanistan through Tajikistan and onward to Pakistan.

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