On February 15, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, in an interview, said that Taliban’s recognition must be a ‘collective process’, and Pakistan unilaterally cannot recognize them, reports Aamaj News. “If Pakistan were the first to grant recognition of Taliban, the international pressure will become too much for us as we try to turn our economy around,” Imran Khan said. PM Imran Khan added that Afghans are proud people, and nobody can force them to a certain way. When he was asked whether he can trust Taliban or not? He replied, “Yes, the Taliban were able to restore security when they took over in the 1990s.” Imran Khan emphasized if terrorists operate from the Afghan soil, the Taliban will suffer. PM Imran Khan further said that Pakistan does not want international terrorism to operate from Afghanistan, but this can only be done with the help of the Taliban government.