Pakistan urges Taliban to prevent use of Afghanistan’s territory for terrorism

At the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit on Thursday, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif highlighted the presence of terrorism in Afghanistan as a major concern for member states.

Speaking at the session held in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, Sharif called for the “meaningful” engagement of SCO members with the Taliban. He stressed the importance of maintaining regional peace as a prerequisite for economic development.

Sharif urged the Taliban to “take concrete measures” to ensure Afghanistan’s soil is…