A day after the Taliban seizing power in Kabul and President Ashraf Ghani fled the war-torn country,Pak Prime Minister Imran Khan has summoned an emergency meeting of the National Security Committee today (August 16) to discuss evolving situation in Afghanistan, according to news reports

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said in a statement that Pakistan will present its stance on the current situation following consultations in the National Security Committee meeting. Senior political and military leaders, including Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa and foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, will attend the meeting. Separately, Qureshi will also hold a meeting with Prime Minister Khan and discuss the regional situation.

President Ashraf Ghani fled the country Sunday and conceded the insurgents had won the twenty-year war. The astonishingly quick collapse of the government, with the Afghan Taliban taking over the presidential palace in Kabul Sunday night, triggered fear and panic in the capital. In another related development, Prime Minister Khan had a telephonic conversation with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.  The Prime Minister said that Pakistan is facilitating the evacuation of diplomatic personnel and staff of international organizations and others in Kabul, as requested.

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