‘Kandahar leadership can help Pakistan rein in TTP’

• Experts suggest prevailing on Hibatullah Akhundzada to solve outstanding issues with Afghanistan
• Call for holistic approach to counterterrorism
• PIPS head opposes idea of restarting dialogue with banned group, says it would lend them political legitimacy

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan should engage with the Afghan Taliban leadership in Kandahar — the actual seat of power in Afghanistan — as it can help address Islamabad’s concerns about the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan’s (TTP) hideouts, experts suggested on Wednesday.