Imran Khan has told that he was asked to condemn Russia to please America.
Former Prime Minister Imran Khan. (file photo)
Pakistan former prime minister of Imran Khan did his Russia Many secrets regarding the journey have been revealed. He has claimed that he was asked to condemn Russia for attacking Ukraine in order to please the US. He claimed that former army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa wanted Imran Khan to condemn Russia for the invasion of Ukraine, but he refused to do so citing the example of India. This matter pertains to the time when Imran Khan was on a visit to Russia as the Prime Minister and then Russia attacked Ukraine.
During a conversation with students and religious scholars on Monday, Imran Khan said, on his return from a visit to Russia (a year ago when he was Prime Minister), General Bajwa had asked me to condemn Russia’s attack on Ukraine. I told him that India, a strategic ally of America, has been neutral. That’s why Pakistan should remain neutral.
Imran praised India
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Khan said that after his refusal, General Bajwa himself condemned Russia in a security seminar to please the US. Justifying his visit to Russia, the 70-year-old Khan, who was ousted from power in a no-confidence motion in April last year, said, “I went to Russia and convinced President Vladimir Putin to give wheat and fuel to Pakistan at cheaper rates than India.” . With Russia’s support, India reduced its inflation from 7.5 percent to 5.5 percent, but Pakistan’s inflation rate increased from 12 percent to 30 percent.
Khan said that Bajwa wanted him to condemn Putin to please America. He said, but I kept the interests of Pakistan above.
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