Pakistan to attend Afghan peace talks in Moscow.

ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan will attend the upcoming Afghan peace talks in Moscow, Foreign Office Spokesperson Dr Mohammad Faisal said on Wednesday.

Addressing a weekly briefing, Dr Faisal said Pakistan will attend the talks and it will be represented by additional Secretary for Afghanistan and the West Asia.

'Pakistan had participated in the first round of four party talks in Beijing in July this year,' he said. 'Pakistan has been part of all efforts and processes to facilitate the peace and reconciliation efforts in Afghanistan.'

'We [Pakistan] will continue its efforts as part of shared responsibility to make international peace efforts successful in Afghanistan,' the spokesperson added.

Speaking about the Kartarpur agreement between Pakistan and India, Dr Faisal said, Islamabad and New Delhi are likely to sign agreement pertaining to the opening of Kartarpur Corridor on Thursday.

'It is our effort to get the agreement signed tomorrow,' he said.

The spokesperson said a mechanism has been evolved for the visits of Yatrees to Gurdawara Darbar Sahib. 'The Yatrees will come in the morning and go back in the evening. Full details of the Kartarpur operationalisation agreement will be shared after its signing,' he added.

Dr Faisal further said each visiting Yatrees will have to pay $20 service charges.

Alluding to the tension with India, the spokesperson said, 'We have noticed that anti-Pakistan tirade of BJP leadership is continuing as the electoral process in the Indian states of Haryana and Marharstara advances.'

'Pakistan categorically rejects the Indian allegations and threats as well as distortion of history and facts,' he asserted.

The spokesperson once again strongly...