Managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Kristalina Georgieva through a letter, has expressed her recognition of Pakistan’s efforts to ensure a safe evacuation of its staff from Afghanistan in the post-Taliban takeover.
In a letter to Prime Minister Imran Khan, Kristalina Georgieva said Pakistan’s efforts “were absolutely critical to the safe and swift evacuation of IMF staff and their families from Afghanistan”.
Pertinent to mention that earlier yesterday, Pakistani foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said very few embassies are functioning in Kabul after the Taliban seized control of war-ravaged Afghanistan.
“Perhaps five embassies are working in Kabul and Pakistan’s embassy is one of those,” FM Qureshi said at a press conference in Islamabad.
By and large, there is calm in Kabul but Kabul airport faces pressure with thousands of people stranded there struggling to fly out of the country, he added.
