Pakistan, Oct. 19 -- Amid the heightened tensions between the two neighbouring countries, Pakistan and Afghanistan held the first round of talks mediated by Qatar in Doha, diplomatic sources said on Saturday.

They said the next round of Pak-Afghan talks - focusing on cross-border infiltration by militant groups based in Afghanistan - will be held in Doha tomorrow morning.

The insiders said that Defence Minister Khawaja Asif led the Pakistani delegation, while his Afghan counterpart Mullah Yaqoob spearheaded the country's delegation.

Furthermore, sources said senior security officials accompanied the defence minister to support the negotiations. Meanwhile, the Afghan intelligence chief is also part of the Afghan delegation.

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