No military solution to Kashmir issue: PM Imran
Military and civilian leadership of the country are working together: Imran Khan
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday said that India is being ruled by an extremist government. He reiterated that 70 years old Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan has no military solution.
Imran Khan, during an interview with foreign news channel said, the world is not responding on the Kashmir issue as unfortunately they are willing to ignore the huge travesty of justice for their commercial interests with India. He said it does not mean we sit down quietly and accept the injustice. He expressed the strong commitment to continue to draw the world attention towards the dispute.
Imran Khan said eight million people in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir are in an open prison and eight hundred thousand troops are oppressing them.
“When I came into power, country was facing several economic challenges; however, my government, in its first two years managed to put the economy on right track” he said. “We don’t want our country’s economy to be dependent on loans”, he added.
While talking about country’s response to coronavirus pandemic, he said Pakistan made the best decision by not imposing complete lockdown without thinking it through.
Answering a question about freedom of expression and media, PM Imran said that there is no censorship on media in Pakistan and his government believes in freedom of expression. My government was criticized heavily but we faced all the criticism with an open heart, he added.
He further said that military and civilian leadership of the country are working together. While talking about Afghanistan peace process, he said “From day one, I used to say that only solution to Afghan conflict is dialogue.” He also warned that some element want to derail Afghan peace process.
Imran Khan said Pakistan has tried its best to get the Taliban and the Afghan government on the table of negotiations. He said we have reached close to peace and political reconciliation. This is a miracle that this is happening in Afghanistan and we pray this happens. He said Pakistan has a stake in a peaceful Afghanistan. Whatever the Afghans think good for them is good for us.
When asked about multi billion dollars China Pakistan Economic Corridor project, Imran Khan said we have excellent relations with China. He said our economic future is linked to China. He said Pakistan can really benefit from the way china has lifted people out of poverty.
Talking about relations with India, PM Imran said “When I came into power, I extended a hand of friendship towards India but unfortunately Indian Prime Minister refused to accept my offer of peace. He also claimed that India is being ruled by extremist government which is inspired by Nazis.
