ISI chief visits Kabul amid heightened tensions

Kabul May 3 (IANS) Pakistans spy chief has quietly visited Afghanistan as part of efforts by the two neighbours to reset their ties a media report said on Wednesday.

Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Director General Lt Gen Naveed Mukhtar flew into Kabul on Tuesday Tolo news service reported. The visit comes at a time when relations between Islamabad and Kabul are at their lowest. The news of the ISI chief s likely visit to Kabul was first given by Pakistan National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq who led a parliamentary delegation to Afghanistan over the weekend. There was no official confirmation from either side about the spy chief s visit or his engagements in Kabul. Tolo news said the ISI chief was in Kabul to improve bilateral military and intelligence cooperation. --IANS ahm/mr