He will meet Pakistani leaders, Foreign Ministry spokesman Abdul Basit told Reuters.

It said Mr Kharazi will meet Pakistani President Gen Pervez Musharraf during his two-day trip.

Karzai flew to Turkey on Sunday, where he is due to meet Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf.

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is expected to meet Pakistani leaders in Islamabad on Sunday to discuss the flood crisis.

As part of his bid to push reconciliation, Karzai is expected to meet Pakistani opposition politicians and religious leaders, Afghan officials said.

Kasab, 21, smiling while speaking inside a packed courtroom, said he never met Pakistani militant leaders who planned the attacks against India.

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates met Pakistani leaders on Thursday to urge them to begin hunting down Afghan Taliban on their border.

During his trip, Farooq said he met Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf and urged him to find a political solution to the Kashmir dispute.

She was due to travel to neighbouring Pakistan later and was expected to meet Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, an official in Pakistan said.

The subject of drones was raised when a delegation of U.S. senators led by McCain met Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday.