Pakistan plans counteract UN sanctions - BBC

The Pakistan government has said it will do its best to mitigate the effects of the new United Nations sanctions imposed on the Taleban administration in Afghanistan.

The Pakistani Foreign Minister, Abdus Sattar, told state television the government would work with the Taleban to reduce the pressures put on the people of Afghanistan.

But a foreign ministry spokesman stressed that Pakistan would abide by the United Nations decision to impose the sanctions.

Mr Sattar urged the international community to engage with the Taleban to tackle the plight of the war-ravaged country.