RAWALPINDI: A trilateral meeting of military commanders from Pakistan, Isaf and Afghanistan was held today at the General Headquarters in Rawalpindi.

The meeting was attended by Commander Isaf, General Joseph F. Dunford, Afghan National Army’s CGS, General Sher Mohammad Karimi and Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani.

The three discussed matters of mutual interest with particular emphasis on improving coordination on the Pak-Afghan border and the standing operating procedures put in place to improve border control.

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