<p align="justify" class="title">The UN Security Council should step up pressure on Pakistan to "change its behaviour", US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley today said.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">Briefing reporters after returning from a UN Security Council visit to Afghanistan, she said the Afghanistan government has asked the 15-member powerful wing of the world body to step up pressure on Pakistan.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">"They did ask us for consensus to put further pressure on Pakistan to come to the table and change their behaviour," Haley said.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">She said the Afghan government "continue to make 10 steps forward, and with Pakistan, they feel like they continue to take steps backward."</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">The Kabul visit of UN Security Council members came ahead of the Kabul Process meeting next month where the Afghan government is expected to present its strategy for reaching a settlement with the armed opposition.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">Haley said the Afghan government is starting to see the Taliban concede, they are starting to see them move towards coming to the table.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">Pakistan is accused of supporting the Taliban and various militant groups in Afghanistan.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">Early this month, the US freezed nearly USD 2 billion in security assistance to Pakistan arguing that Islamabad is not taking any decisive action against terrorists operating from its soil.</p>
<p align="justify" class="title">The UN Security Council should step up pressure on Pakistan to "change its behaviour", US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley today said.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">Briefing reporters after returning from a UN Security Council visit to Afghanistan, she said the Afghanistan government has asked the 15-member powerful wing of the world body to step up pressure on Pakistan.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">"They did ask us for consensus to put further pressure on Pakistan to come to the table and change their behaviour," Haley said.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">She said the Afghan government "continue to make 10 steps forward, and with Pakistan, they feel like they continue to take steps backward."</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">The Kabul visit of UN Security Council members came ahead of the Kabul Process meeting next month where the Afghan government is expected to present its strategy for reaching a settlement with the armed opposition.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">Haley said the Afghan government is starting to see the Taliban concede, they are starting to see them move towards coming to the table.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">Pakistan is accused of supporting the Taliban and various militant groups in Afghanistan.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">Early this month, the US freezed nearly USD 2 billion in security assistance to Pakistan arguing that Islamabad is not taking any decisive action against terrorists operating from its soil.</p>