Pakistani Prime Minister to discuss Afghanistan with National Security Council

Islamabad : Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan will discuss situation in Afghanistan with Pakistan’s National Security Council, the Pakistani Geo TV broadcaster reported on Monday.

Khan summoned a meeting of the National Security Council to review the emergency situation in Afghanistan after the Taliban “consolidated their hold over the country.”

On Sunday, Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said they had “no favorites” in Afghanistan and would recognize Taliban government in line with “international consensus, ground realities, [Pakistani] national interests.”