Is this concern 'genuine' or 'fake'? Pak PM Imran Khan appoints special cell to address matters related to Afghanistan

Kabul, October 9: After facing flaks from his own government for considering talks with Taliban, Prime Minister Imran Khan announced setting up a special body to address Afghanistan related matters in Pakistan. The question remains the same, why this concern? And if he really hopes to address the issue, will he sustain or have a wise outlook towards the citizens in Afghanistan?

 

The idea of setting up this cell is to synergise various streams of efforts on Afghanistan that includes international coordination for humanitarian assistance and effective border management. The decision came after Imran Khan held a discussion with the National Security Committee (NSC) to discuss several security issues in view of the ongoing situation in Afghanistan.

 

The NSC is Pakistan's highest forum for coordination on security matters and is attended by key federal ministers, the national security adviser, services chiefs and intelligence officials, Dawn reported. A few days ago, Pakistan National Security Advisor (NSA) Moeed Yusuf had also met Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman and told her that the world should engage with the Taliban's newly-formed government in Afghanistan.

 

Since the Taliban have taken over Afghanistan, Islamabad has been urging the world to recognise the interim government in the troubled country. Except for a handful of nations like China and Pakistan, no other country is inclined to recognise the outfit and is adopting a wait and watch policy.