Africa Business Radio

Member nations of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation are holding a special meeting in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad to discuss solutions to address the humanitarian crisis in neighbouring Afghanistan. Pakistani officials say a total of 70 delegations were taking part, including Taliban foreign minister Mullah Amir Khan Muttaqi and delegates from the US, China, Russia, the European Union and the United Nations. The president of the Islamic Development Bank, Muhammad Sulaiman Al Jasser, has offered to manage trusts that could be used to move money into Afghanistan, jumpstart businesses and help salvage the deeply troubled economy. Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi says fallout from the deepening crisis could mean mass hunger and a flood of refugees.