<p>Islamabad: The Pakistan government has removed its special representative to Afghanistan Asif Durrani, amid heightened tensions between Islamabad and Kabul, media reports said on Saturday.</p>.<p>According to an official notification, Durrani was "relieved of his responsibilities as Special Representative on Afghanistan in Management Position" on September 10, <em>The Express Tribune newspaper</em> reported.</p>.<p>No official reason was given for the move.</p>.<p>However, citing sources, the report said Durrani, who was appointed to the post in May 2023, failed to make an impact on the Pakistan-Afghanistan relationship. It also said Durrani had no acceptability in Kabul as he only had a handful of engagements with the Taliban-led interim government.</p>.<p>Other sources said that Durrani had few tools at his disposal, given the overall strategy being followed by Pakistan.</p>.<p>The Dawn newspaper reported the country's powerful military was unhappy with his performance, and Durrani, too, had grown frustrated as his policy advice was regularly ignored by his principals.</p>.Imran Khan booked for inciting Pakistan govt officials to mutiny: Report.<p>Durrani confirmed his departure in a text message, expressing gratitude to the leadership for allowing him to serve Pakistan, according to the report.</p>.<p>The post of the special envoy for Afghanistan was created in June 2020 after the US-Taliban Doha Accord. It engaged with the Taliban and other countries involved in Afghanistan.</p>.<p>Relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan have lately become strained, largely because of frequent attacks by the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) but also due to frequent border skirmishes.</p>.<p>There has been an uptick in the incidents of terrorism in Pakistan since the Taliban took over the government in Kabul in 2021, dashing hopes in Islamabad that a friendly government in Afghanistan would help to tackle militancy.</p>.<p>The Pakistani government has repeatedly accused the banned TTP of operating from sanctuaries in Afghanistan, a claim denied by the Afghan Taliban.</p>.<p>Relations between the two countries have lately become strained, largely because of the TTP but also due to frequent border skirmishes. </p>
<p>Islamabad: The Pakistan government has removed its special representative to Afghanistan Asif Durrani, amid heightened tensions between Islamabad and Kabul, media reports said on Saturday.</p>.<p>According to an official notification, Durrani was "relieved of his responsibilities as Special Representative on Afghanistan in Management Position" on September 10, <em>The Express Tribune newspaper</em> reported.</p>.<p>No official reason was given for the move.</p>.<p>However, citing sources, the report said Durrani, who was appointed to the post in May 2023, failed to make an impact on the Pakistan-Afghanistan relationship. It also said Durrani had no acceptability in Kabul as he only had a handful of engagements with the Taliban-led interim government.</p>.<p>Other sources said that Durrani had few tools at his disposal, given the overall strategy being followed by Pakistan.</p>.<p>The Dawn newspaper reported the country's powerful military was unhappy with his performance, and Durrani, too, had grown frustrated as his policy advice was regularly ignored by his principals.</p>.Imran Khan booked for inciting Pakistan govt officials to mutiny: Report.<p>Durrani confirmed his departure in a text message, expressing gratitude to the leadership for allowing him to serve Pakistan, according to the report.</p>.<p>The post of the special envoy for Afghanistan was created in June 2020 after the US-Taliban Doha Accord. It engaged with the Taliban and other countries involved in Afghanistan.</p>.<p>Relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan have lately become strained, largely because of frequent attacks by the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) but also due to frequent border skirmishes.</p>.<p>There has been an uptick in the incidents of terrorism in Pakistan since the Taliban took over the government in Kabul in 2021, dashing hopes in Islamabad that a friendly government in Afghanistan would help to tackle militancy.</p>.<p>The Pakistani government has repeatedly accused the banned TTP of operating from sanctuaries in Afghanistan, a claim denied by the Afghan Taliban.</p>.<p>Relations between the two countries have lately become strained, largely because of the TTP but also due to frequent border skirmishes. </p>