Pakistan, Afghanistan establish 'hotline communication'

RAWALPINDI: Pakistan and Afghan military officials established hotline contact on Tuesday, the first communication of its kind between the two, according to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) branch of the Pakistan Army. 

The ISPR statement added that hotline communication took place between Chief of Staff, Southern Command, Pakistan Army and Lieutenant General Daud Shah Wafadar, Commander Afghan National Army 205 Corps.

Both sides discussed issues related to Pak-Afghan border, expressed satisfaction over the establishment of hotline communication and vowed to continue such interactions in future, the statement concluded.