ISLAMABAD: The US Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, Alice Wells, met Pakistan’s Army Chief Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa at the General Headquarters (GHQ) of the Pakistan Army in Rawalpindi on Tuesday.
“During the meeting, views were exchanged on issues of mutual interest, regional security and cooperation between both countries,” said the military media wing Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) in a statement.
ISPR added: “Both also agreed on continued engagement on multiple levels.”
According to the ISPR statement, the US principal deputy assistant secretary said: "The sacrifices and resilience of the people and armed forces of Pakistan are appreciated as well as the role the Pakistan Army has played in battling the scourge of terrorism."
“Both reaffirmed the commitment toward the common goal of peace and stability in the region and discussed measures towards that aim,” the statement added.
The US official also met Monday with the Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua, at her office in Islamabad.
Wells arrived in Islamabad on Monday from Kabul, where she had met with Afghan officials.
During her visit to Kabul, Wells told the media that neighboring countries had a vital role to play in pushing the process ahead but that Pakistan was not doing enough.
"We have not yet seen the sustained and decisive action on the part of Islamabad and that's what we're looking for," she said.
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Pakistan says ‘engagements’ with Washington to continue
Pakistan says ‘engagements’ with Washington to continue
- Senior US official Alice Wells and Pakistan Army chief reaffirm commitment toward peace and stability in the region
- Alice Wells tells media in Kabul that Pakistan is not doing enough
Hot winds fan dozens of bushfires across eastern Australia
SYDNEY: Dozens of bushfires burned along Australia’s eastern seaboard on Saturday, destroying several houses as a blistering heatwave set in.
More than 50 bushfires were burning in New South Wales on Saturday afternoon, the state’s Rural Fire Service said, although the vast majority were considered “under control.”
A blaze north of Sydney had destroyed six houses, national broadcaster ABC said, while a small number of homes were lost in a bushfire on the state’s mid-north coast.
One bushfire had burned through more than 9,000 hectares (20,000 acres) in the Goulburn River National Park.
Bureau of Meteorology forecaster Dean Narramore said hot and dry winds were fanning temperatures across the state nearing 40C.
“This is a dangerous few hours,” he said.
“Unfortunately this heat has been associated with hot and gusty winds as well, and that’s what really driving these dangerous and extreme fire dangers.”
Bushfires are a common occurrence in Australia’s summer months, and it is not unheard for dozens of blazes to burn through sparsely populated areas on hot and windy days.
More than 50 bushfires were burning in New South Wales on Saturday afternoon, the state’s Rural Fire Service said, although the vast majority were considered “under control.”
A blaze north of Sydney had destroyed six houses, national broadcaster ABC said, while a small number of homes were lost in a bushfire on the state’s mid-north coast.
One bushfire had burned through more than 9,000 hectares (20,000 acres) in the Goulburn River National Park.
Bureau of Meteorology forecaster Dean Narramore said hot and dry winds were fanning temperatures across the state nearing 40C.
“This is a dangerous few hours,” he said.
“Unfortunately this heat has been associated with hot and gusty winds as well, and that’s what really driving these dangerous and extreme fire dangers.”
Bushfires are a common occurrence in Australia’s summer months, and it is not unheard for dozens of blazes to burn through sparsely populated areas on hot and windy days.
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