Second Vice President Sarwar Danish has called on Pakistan and the international community to probe the “cowardly” attack on coal miners, seven of whom were Afghan nationals, by extremists groups in Pakistan and prosecute the culprits.

US Special Representative for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad met with Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa in Islamabad on Monday to discuss issues around regional security.

U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad met with Pakistan’s Army Chief Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa on Monday and discussed the Afghan peace process, the military said.

Pakistan has cancelled about 200,000 national identity cards fraudulently obtained by Afghanistan refugees.

Pakistan has asked Afghanistan to allow it trade and commerce access to Central Asia States, a statement from the Ministry of Commerce and Industries (MoCI) said on Tuesday.

Seven Pakistan soldiers were killed in a gun attack on a Frontier Corps (FC) Balochistan post in Harnai district of Balochistan, Pakistan military’s media wing said on Sunday. The assailants targeted an FC post located in Shahrag area of Harnai late on Saturday.

At least four Pakistani soldiers were killed in a military helicopter crash in the northern parts of the country on Sunday, Pakistan’s Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement.

Afghanistan on Friday urged the Pakistani government not to allow its territory to be used by insurgents and elements who insist on continuing the war and bloodshed, according to a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The Embassy of Pakistan in Kabul announced on Tuesday that changes to its visa processing system, that was announced in September, have been rolled out across the embassy and its consulates across the country.

Pakistan on Monday said it has made it clear to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) that Islamabad cannot recognize Israel until a “concrete and permanent settlement” of the Palestinian issue.