Nawaz Sharif to meet Karzai on Saturday to revive Taliban peace talks

Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will meet Afghanistani President Hamid Karzai on Saturday to revive the stalled peace process with the Taliban.

The visit comes a week after Sharif met a peace delegation from the Afghan High Peace Council, which is tasked with opening negotiations with Taliban insurgents, Dawn News reports.

Karzai has, meanwhile, delayed signing a security pact with Washington that could allow a handful of U.S. troops to stay back post-2014 for training and counter-terror purposes.

Pakistan’s support is seen as crucial to peace in Afghanistan after NATO troops depart in 2014. (ANI)