Prime Minister Imran Khan will pay a two day visit to Qatar from Monday on the invitation of Amir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hammad Al Thani.

This was stated by Foreign Office Spokesman Dr. Muhammad Faisal during his weekly news briefing in Islamabad today.

He said during the visit, the Prime Minister will call on Amir of Qatar and hold meeting with his Qatari counterpart to discuss issues of mutual interest.

The Prime Minister will also discuss the issue of exporting Pakistani manpower to Qatar.

Answering questions by mediamen, the spokesperson said solution to the Afghan conflict lies in an Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace process.

He said in our view, the intra-Afghan dialogue is crucial for success and sustainability of peace process in Afghanistan.

The Spokesperson said Pakistan will continue to support and facilitate Afghan peace process in good faith and as part of shared responsibility.

To a question, he said US President's Special Representative on Peace and Reconciliation in Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad is in Islamabad and holding meetings with Pakistani leadership to advance the Afghan peace process.

Responding to another question, the Spokesperson said Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman will pay a visit to Pakistan next month and date of his visit is being worked out.

Touching upon the Kashmir issue, Foreign Office Spokesman said Pakistan continues to lend a strong political, diplomatic and moral support to the people of Occupied Kashmir, who are bearing the brunt of unabated Indian atrocities.

He said we strongly condemn the use of pallet guns and so-called search and cordon operations by the Indian forces against the innocent Kashmiris.

He said Pakistan's missions across the world continue to raise these gross human rights violations by Indian occupation forces with their interlocutors at the United Nations and other forums.

Answering a quarry about mal-treatment of a Pakistani diplomat by India, Dr Faisal said an official of Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi was detained on baseless charges and forced to sign a note. He was allowed to leave after Pakistan lodged a strong protest.

The Spokesperson said allowing such incidents violates the Vienna Convention on Consular and diplomatic norms. He said all these issues need to be resolved through diplomatic channels based on the agreement between the two countries.