welcome let's take a
look at our top story pakistan once the
taliban ruled afghanistan to join the
china-pakistan economic corridor
infrastructure project now islamabad's
envoy to afghanistan has said that
discussions had been held with the
taliban on this and other ways to
develop the country's economy
regional connectivity has an important
is an important element
of our discussions
with afghan leadership and
and our way forward of an area our
economic interaction with afghanistan uh
you know
pakistan and afghanistan have two
thousand six hundred kilometer long
border and this
uh important project china pakistan
economic corridor project which is a
flagship project of
belt and road initiative provides the
good opportunities good potential for
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providing infrastructure and energy
connectivity
between afghanistan and pakistan and not
only just between pakistan and
afghanistan but also
connecting south asia to the central
asian region one said security and
economic development were the two main
topics under discussion in recent days
several representatives from pakistan
have held meetings with taliban
officials the cpec is a multi-billion
dollar project which is a central part
of the bolton road initiative under it
china has pledged over 60 billion
dollars for infrastructure projects in
pakistan
cpec aims to improve infrastructure
within pakistan for better trade with
china it aims to connect the pakistani
ports of guadalajara and karachi to
china with cpec beijing aims to expand
its influence in pakistan and across
central and south asia
now recently the taliban spokesperson
zabiola mujahid also expressed the
group's desire to join the strategic
project pakistan which shares a border
with afghanistan is concerned about the
economic crisis hitting its neighbor
pakistan's prime minister imran khan has
urged the global community not to
isolate the taliban administration
saying that aid should be provided to
prevent an economic collapse pakistan
has long been accused of providing
support for the taliban a charge it
denies
since the taliban took over afghanistan
in august the country has been plunged
into economic crisis as the nation's
international assistance has been
largely cut off
billions of dollars in assets held
abroad have also been frozen which has
put pressure on the banking system the
west is reluctant to provide the taliban
with funds until the extremist group
provides assurances that it will uphold
human rights
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