July 17, 2021
Islamabad : Following the Afghan Taliban’s recent advances and rapid gains in the war-torn country amid uncertainty about the success of peace process, the stalemate in the intra- Afghan dialogue creates concerns for peace and stability in the region. Instead of waiting for events in Afghanistan to worsen, Pakistan should act proactively to mitigate the spillover effects of a civil war should it begin there on a large scale.
This was the crux of a discussion on ‘Developments in Afghanistan: Implications for Pakistan and the Region’ at the Institute of Policy Studies here.
Among the panellists were former ambassador and expert on Pak-Afghan affairs Ayaz Wazir, head of the Area Study Centre at the Quaid-i-Azam University Dr. Sadia Sulaiman Bukhari and regional chief correspondent at Anadolu Agency for Asia-Pacific Islamuddin Sajid.
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