Marine Gen. John Allen, the top US commander in Afghanistan gestures during a news conference at the Pentagon, Monday, March 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)
Marine Gen. John Allen, the top US commander in Afghanistan gestures during a news conference. - AP File Photo

ISLAMABAD: ISAF commander, General John Allen has arrived in Islamabad for talks on the possible resumption of Nato supplies from Pakistan to Afghanistan.

According to sources, John Allen will meet with Pakistan’s Army Chief, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani. They are expected to discuss on Pak-Afghan border security and co-operation in the region.

Sources said, that General Allen will talk to Pakistani authorities to restore Nato supplies to Afghanistan via Pakistan.

This is the second visit of John Allen in the past week.

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