Kabul, July 20, 2025: Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi arrived in Kabul on Sunday for a day-long official visit aimed at advancing bilateral cooperation and regional stability, state media reported.
Naqvi was received at Kabul airport by Afghan Interim Deputy Interior Minister Mohammad Nabi Omari, along with other senior officials from the Afghan Ministry of Interior.
During his visit, Naqvi is scheduled to hold high-level talks with his Afghan counterpart, Sirajuddin Haqqani. The meeting comes as part of ongoing efforts by both countries to improve diplomatic ties, which recently saw a boost with the decision to upgrade diplomatic representation from chargé d’affaires to full ambassadors.
Although Pakistan and Afghanistan maintain embassies in each other’s capitals, they are currently headed by chargé d’affaires. China was the first country to accept an ambassador from the Taliban-led government in Kabul, despite not formally recognizing the administration. The United Arab Emirates and several other countries have since followed suit.
The two neighboring nations share a porous 2,500-kilometre border with multiple key crossing points, vital for trade and cross-border community interactions. However, security remains a major concern, with Pakistan repeatedly urging Kabul to prevent militant groups—especially the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP)—from using Afghan territory to launch attacks inside Pakistan.
Naqvi’s visit comes just three days after Pakistan signed a trilateral railway agreement with Afghanistan and Uzbekistan to enhance regional connectivity. The Uzbekistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan (UAP) Railway Project seeks to establish a strategic rail corridor that will link Central Asia to Pakistani seaports via Afghanistan, promoting economic integration across the region.
Earlier this month, both countries also held the inaugural session of the Additional Secretary-Level Mechanism, aimed at strengthening institutional dialogue on key issues.
