While the Afghan media claimed the visit had been postponed due to ‘technical reasons’, Pakistan’s Foreign Office has yet to make an official announcement in this regard.

Muttaqi was scheduled to arrive in Islamabad today, Monday, where he was scheduled to hold high-level meetings during the three-day visit.

According to Afghan media, a high-level Afghan delegation, including Deputy Afghan Minister of Industry and Commerce Qudratullah Jamal, was also expected to be part of the Afghan delegation.

The meetings in Islamabad were being held as a follow-up to recent visits by Pakistani ministers to Kabul and trilateral meetings with Uzbekistan.

The visit was arranged in response to an invitation extended by Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar during his visit to Kabul in April.

Amir Muttaqi was expected to meet Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and other top officials to discuss key political, economic and security issues.

Pakistan has been pressing the Taliban government to take tougher action against the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), which Islamabad says operates from Afghan soil.

The Taliban have repeatedly denied these claims, although a recent United Nations report estimated that around 6,000 TTP militants are currently present in Afghanistan.