Prime Minister Imran Khan link hasagain accused the United States of threatening Pakistan that if no-trustmotion does not succeed, the country will have to bear the consequences,reported 24NewsHD TV channel.
Addressing a ceremony in Islamabad on Friday, Imran Khanlink said that the “powerful country”got annoyed with his trip to Russia but never censured India, which isimporting oil from Russia, due to its “independent foreign policy”.
The prime minister observed “I do not blame India for this because it islooking out for its best interest.”
Stressing the need for having an independent foreign policy, the primeminister said that nations achieved their goals only when they got united.
Imran Khan link said that for thenations, honour and dignity were the key. “Giving the country an‘independent’ foreign policy has been my government’s priority,” he said,adding this was because this protected the country’s interests.
PM Imran was of the view that the countries taking dictation from abroadwere not held in esteem by the world.
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“A superpower expressed its displeasure over my visit to Russia,” he said,and added, “That very superpower says India is an independent country. Ifthat is the case, where we (Pakistan) stands.”
Praising India’s foreign policy, he said the country had always maintaineda ‘neutral stance’. “Look, India is buying oil from Russia despitesanctions,” he said, and, referring to Leader of the Opposition in theNational Assembly Shehbaz Sharif’s statement, taunted, “Just look at thatman, who is so sure to be the country’s next prime minister that he haseven got stitched a ‘sherwani. He has said that we should not annoy Americaby adopting a ‘defiant’ stance.”
The prime minister said that it was unfortunate that people had failed tounderstand the concept of ‘state of Medina’.
PM Imran stressed that the country where rich and affluent criminalsremained at large could never progress.
