Afghan President Hamid Karzai has arrived in Pakistan for talks that are expected to focus on what role Islamabad can play as the Afghan government tries to broker peace with the Taliban.

President Karzai's visit is the first since al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden was killed in a U.S. raid in the Pakistani city of Abbottabad on May 2.

The Afghan leader is scheduled to hold talks with Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani during his two day trip. A joint peace commission is also scheduled to meet during his visit.

Ties between Afghanistan and Pakistan have been hampered by mistrust. President Karzai has repeatedly called for Pakistan to do more to fight militants in the border region who launch attacks in neighboring Afghanistan. And Mr. Karzai has said bin Laden's killing in Pakistan showed that the war against terrorism should focus on Islamabad and not Kabul.

The United States has urged Pakistan to play a productive role in Afghanistan's reconciliation process with the Taliban.

Some members of Pakistan's intelligence services are thought to maintain links with the Taliban and other insurgent groups in Afghanistan.