*ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has saidthat better ties with Russia could have ensured cheap gas and wheat for thecountry. *
Imran Khan, while addressing a virtual session to address overseasPakistanis today, said that Pakistan’s foreign policy should be designed inits own interests.
He paid tribute to the overseas Pakistanis for taking to the streets torecord their protests against the alleged foreign conspiracy against thePTI government in the country.
“I am not against the United States (US). I have never been against the USand Europe. I had good ties with Donald Trump. Unfortunately, the Americanswant to force others to follow their orders. One of our rulers [PervezMusharraf] had joined the war on terror after a threatening call. We havenothing to do with the war on terror.”
“Our foreign policy should be designed in accordance with our nationalinterests. I wanted a foreign policy only in favour of Pakistanis. Weshould not sacrifice our country for the foreign policy of any othercountry.”
“We wanted cheap gas and wheat from Russia. Russia agreed to provide gasand wheat at a 30 per cent lesser price. Our nation would get benefittedthrough the cheap gas and wheat from Russia.’
Imran Khan said that the US had demanded military bases from Pakistan onceagain but he rejected to fulfil its demand. “All problems had been startedafter I rejected to give military basis to the US. Mir Jafar and Mir Sadiqof Pakistan facilitated the US to topple our government.”
“For toppling our government, consciences of our lawmakers were bought.”
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“An American ambassador had said that Pakistan will be pardoned after thesuccess of the no-trust motion. What have I done for which they areoffering pardon?”
“Corrupt rulers and murderers have been imposed on Pakistan. Imposing suchpeople is tantamount to insulting the future of the country.”
Slamming the present government over the rise in inflation, Khan said thatthe prices of essential commodities and others are now soaring to a recordlevel as compared to the PTI government, whereas, power tariff was alsohiked.
He asked the overseas Pakistanis to raise questions from their politicians.He said that overseas Pakistanis should write letters to their politiciansin foreign countries or run social media campaigns.
Imran Khan announced to give a call for Islamabad march after May 20. Hesaid that the whole nation is now standing firmly to say no to the slaveryand imported government.
