Pakistan to host a special conference on Afghanistan

Pakistan has announced to host an exclusive conference on Afghanistan amid fears of a new crisis in the region.

The development was reported after Prime Minister Imran Khan held a telephonic conversation with former Afghan president Hamid Karzai.

Information and Broadcasting Minister Fawad Chaudhry said that important members of Afghan leadership including Karzai have been invited to the conference, adding that further details about the event would be unveiled soon.

“We hope that this important development will give rise to new hopes for a solution to Afghanistan’s problems,” the information minister added.

Foreign Office Spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri has confirmed that the two-day peace conference on Afghanistan is being held in Islamabad on Saturday.

“Peace in Afghanistan is in Pakistan’s interest as any security situation in the neighbouring country would directly impact on our own security,” he said. Regional economic activity and connectivity are vital for the peace and prosperity of the region, which is directly linked with tranquillity in Afghanistan, he said.                                 

Replying to a question on the border situation, he said Pakistan wants to reopen the Chaman-Spin Boldak border crossing with Afghanistan to facilitate cross border movement of the people.

The announcement of the conference came after the Taliban in Afghanistan seized control of a major border crossing with Pakistan in Spin Boldak. The capture has been described by international media as “one of the most important objectives they have achieved so far” during a rapid advance across the country as the U.S. forces pull out.

The crossing, in the Spin Boldak district south of Afghanistan’s main southern city Kandahar, is the landlocked country’s second busiest entry point and main commercial artery between Afghanistan and Pakistan. 

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