ISLAMABAD, 15 September 2021, (TON): Pakistan's Ambassador to the United States Asad Majeed Khan has said that Pakistan is monitoring the ability of the new Taliban government in Afghanistan to deliver on commitments and promises to uphold human rights that they have made to the international community before extending recognition to it.

The Pakistani envoy said in an interview “whether the Taliban actually abide by those (commitments) is their call.”

“But we have basically laid out our expectations, which is that we want the rights of everyone to be respected,” he said when asked under what conditions Pakistan would recognise the Taliban government.

“We want that Afghan territory not be used against any other country, including Pakistan. We want human rights and women's rights to be preserved.”

At the same time, Ambassador Khan said Pakistan believed that “instead of indulging in give-and-take on these issues, right now what's really important is to avert a humanitarian crisis.”

He said “what was really important at the moment was to basically not let things fall apart.”

He added “clearly, there is a new reality, which is a government under the Taliban.”