May 4, 2017 2:17 PM

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Afghan President Ashraf Ghani declines invitation for Pakistan visit

Afghan President, Ashraf Ghani has declined invitations extended by top civil and military officials to visit Pakistan. Quoting the president's Deputy Spokesman Dawa Khan Minapal, BBC Urdu reported that Ghani had rejected the invitations, saying he would not visit Pakistan until Islamabad hands over the perpetrators of terror attacks in Afghanistan.<br/><br/>Kabul has long complained about terrorists using sanctuaries on Pakistani soil for launching strikes in Afghanistan. Director General Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Naveed Mukhtar and Pakistan's National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq visited the Afghan President over the past week. <br/><br/>Afghan authorities said the President presented documents to ISI chief relating to investigations into recent attacks in Afghanistan and urged Pakistan to hand over the perpetrators.

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