Alice in Pakistan ahead of US-Taliban peace deal.

Islamabad -- US Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Alice Wells has arrived in Pakistan on Sunday.

According to details, the US diplomat will remain in Pakistan from January 19 to January 22.

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Alice Wells flew from New Delhi, where she held talks with senior Indian officials on range of issues.

Wells, according to the Foreign Office spokesperson, she is scheduled to have a series of meetings with foreign, interior and finance ministry officials. She will also meet security authorities. The nature of her engagements in Islamabad suggests that the agenda is wide-ranging, covering bilateral...