Pakistan unlikely to hurry in recognising Taliban

Pakistani army soldier stands guard while Afghans enter Pakistan through a border crossing point in Chaman, Pakistan. Chaman is a key border crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan, where normally thousands of Afghans and Pakistanis cross daily and a steady stream of trucks passes through, taking goods to Afghanistan. — AP

PAKISTAN may not hurry to recognise the Taliban as new rulers of Afghanistan this time and wait for regional powers like China, Russia and Iran to make their decisions, a prominent expert on regional security and terrorism issues said.

Zahid Hussain, author of No Win War-The paradox of US-Pakistan relations in Afghanistan shadow said what is happening in Afghanistan has direct consequences for Pakistan as the countries share a 2,500 km long porous border and the same people living across the lines.