U.S. Special Representative for Pakistan and Afghanistan Richard Holbrooke Sunday met with Pakistan's former prime minister and opposition leader Muhammad Nawaz Sharif and exchanged views on bilateral matters, a leader of Sharif's party said, Xinhua reported.
Holbrooke arrived in Islamabad late Saturday night on a four- day visit for talks with Pakistani political and military leaders, official and diplomatic sources said.
The U.S. envoy was scheduled to visit the insurgency-hit Swat valley on Sunday but the trip was postponed due to bad weather, officials said.
This is Holbrooke's second visit to Pakistan in less than one month. He traveled to Pakistan late last month.
Holbrooke is accompanied by his advisors on Pakistan and Afghanistan Wali Nasr and Burnet Rubin. He will stay in Pakistan until Aug. 19 and is scheduled to meet Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani, military leadership, ministers and several political and religious leaders. Enditem