Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan (center left) and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani (2nd right) inspect a guard of honour ahead of their joint press conference at the Presidential Palace in Kabul on Nov 19, 2020. (WAKIL KOHSAR / AFP)

ISLAMABAD - Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan called on all the Afghan sides for a reduction in violence so as to lead to the ceasefire in the country.

The two leaders spoke at a time when a delegation of the Taliban held talks with Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on the Afghan peace process

Khan made the appeal in a phone call with Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani to discuss the progress in the on-going Afghan peace process and strengthening of Pakistan-Afghanistan relations, the prime minister's office said late Wednesday.

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On Wednesday, political representatives of the Afghan Taliban arrived in Pakistan on a three-day visit for talks that are expected to focus on the Afghan peace process, the Pakistani Foreign Ministry said in a statement. The Taliban Political Commission delegation last visited Pakistan in August this year.

The Taliban political representatives' visit to Pakistan follows US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad's visit to the country to discuss the Afghan reconciliation process.

Khan reiterated Pakistan's steadfast support for the Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace process for a political solution to the conflict in Afghanistan, a statement from the prime minister's said.

In this regard, he welcomed the recent progress in the intra-afghan negotiations in Doha, according to the statement.

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The two leaders agreed to continue their engagement for supporting the peace process and enhancing bilateral cooperation.