BEIJING, Nov. 13 (Xinhuanet) -- i Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf and visiting Afghan peace envoy, Salahuddain Rabbani, have met in Islamabad and called for a halt to cross- border shelling.

Pakistan says Afghan forces fired mortars on its territory on Sunday and killed four civilians in the South Waziristan tribal region. Islamabad lodged a formal protest against Afghan government over the incident.

During their talks, the Pakistani Prime Minister and Afghan envoy discussed the shelling incidents and agreed that there should be increased coordination between the two countries to stop such incidents in the future.

Both sides also discussed the much-needed peace process in and Islamabad’s key role in achieving that.

(Source: CNTV.cn)