Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday said the government will not recognize the Taliban government unilaterally as recognition of the Taliban regime must be a “collective effort of the countries in the region”.
In an interview with a French media outlet Le Figaro, the premier said: “If Pakistan is the first to grant recognition, the international the pressure will become excessive for us as we try to transform ours economy in round.”
“We could no longer pay our debts. We can only recover if we did good relations with the international community. Being isolated by becoming the only state [to recognise the Taliban regime] would be the last which we would like want”Said the newspaper quoted the PM.
He said: “how for The conditions for tale recognition, there is a international consensus that there must be an inclusive government in Afghanistan. There is also the issue of human rights and womeni rights. The Taliban government has made promises on these two problems. What more you need to do the world fulfilled? This is the question. “
According to prime minister the Taliban delegation in visit in Pakistan in December no give any “concrete answers” about their commitment to keep their promises ensure basic rights for women and minorities.
“There have been no concrete answers. They made a deal in principle … you can’t force they. There is a limit to what foreign pressure can do to a government like the Taliban. Afghans should you are not expected to respect women’rights as Westerners understand them.
As for girls’ education, the Taliban said they needed time, Imran added.
In a question about the consequences of the Afghan Taliban are back power and its impact on of Pakistan national safety, above all in the light of the recent spike in attacks claimed by Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Imran affirmed a stable regime in Afghanistan weeding out terror groups.
“We believe the more stable Afghanistan government that is, the less these groups can operate. That’s why we are like this concerned on stability of Afghanistan, “he said, adding that the Pakistani government they trusted the Afghan Taliban “when they say they will not let the militants strike from their territory”.
“IS in their interest is the regional one trade it develops from Central Asia through their territory to the Indian Ocean “, said Prime Minister Imran, adding that in the 90s were Pakistani hauliers operating freely in Afghanistan.
About a United Nations report on ties between al Qaeda and the Taliban, Imran said: “If terrorists operate from [the] Afghan land, the Taliban will suffer. is in their interest in stopping international terrorism.”
In response to a question over the United States government’s strike plan terror groups in Afghanistan through a air corridor, said Imran, “we will be partners with the United States in paceno in war.”
Talking about dialogue with India, said Imran Pakistan wanted good ties with India but talking to New Delhi without restoration of The autonomy of Kashmir would be tantamount to betrayal of Kashmir people.
“The attitude of the BJP government and RSS (a right-wing Hindu fundamentalist group) towards Pakistan and Kashmir is worrying. We are dealing with a government this is not rational, whose ideology is based on hate of religious minorities and Pakistan. We can’t talk to them. We are at a dead end.”
On the treatment of Uyghurs in China, Imran said, “Xinjiang is part of China … It is natural that we will raise ours voice in defence of Kashmir, especially like one-Third of the territory is in Pakistan. Kashmir is directly a question of worry for Pakistan ”compared to Xinjiang.
Imran also he said that France was an important country for Pakistan as “almost half of our exports go to the European Union ”.
Prime Minister Imran said Pakistan was in the process of by appointing a correspondent in Paris. “Do not in the immediate future. We talked to President Macron twice on the phone in the past And, of obviously, me want to come in France, ”he said in answer to a question.
