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On return from India: PTI not against US, India but their policies, says Imran
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan on Sunday said his party was not against the United States or India but their policies.
Talking to reporters at the Allama Iqbal International airport on his return from India, he said he was in favour of trade with India.
He said Pakistan and India should build a civil nuclear technology plant on the border, with equal workforce from each of the countries. “This move will create an air of confidence between the two neighbouring nations,” he added.
“India has deployed 700 thousand soldiers in Kashmir. The two countries will have to speak the truth to each other if they want to move forward. They will also have to fight against poverty instead of fighting wars,” Imran said.
He said good relations between Pakistan and India would help resolve the outstanding issue of Kashmir, adding that Pakistan needed peace along both its eastern and western borders.
The PTI chief said the Indian leaders he met during his visit complained that terrorism was coming into their country from Pakistan. They also had their reservations with reference to Mumbai attacks.
“I told them Pakistan also had similar apprehensions. I told them about our concerns regarding Indian interference in Balochistan and Indian sponsored militancy,” he said.
He said the subcontinent was the most poverty-stricken area in the world. “If the two countries have friendly relations and the mutual trade, investment and prosperity will come to the region.
“Pakistan is neither getting investment nor it is able to collect taxes,” he said, adding that the managers of the economy were trying to run the country by collecting taxes from the poor.
He said the foreign debts had doubled during the last seven years while unemployment and inflation were soaring. “Peace comes first, prosperity follows suit,” he added.
Imran Khan his party had planned a large demonstration against price hike in Lahore in which the national would be given an agenda. He said the announcement of Prime Minister’s Youth Business Loan scheme before local body elections was a pre-poll rigging.
“Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) should notice as no development scheme can be announced after promulgation of the election schedule.”
He said his party had not withdrawn its demand for recounting of the ballots and verification of the thumb impressions in four constituencies. “If the demand is ignored, the party will announce its strategy,” he warned.
Speaking at the occasion, the PTI leader Shah Mehmood Qureshi and Abdul Aleem Khan said people in India were replicating the model of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and a similar party ‘Aam Aadmi Party’ had emerged in
On return from India: PTI not against US, India but their policies, says Imran – The Express Tribune
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan on Sunday said his party was not against the United States or India but their policies.
Talking to reporters at the Allama Iqbal International airport on his return from India, he said he was in favour of trade with India.
He said Pakistan and India should build a civil nuclear technology plant on the border, with equal workforce from each of the countries. “This move will create an air of confidence between the two neighbouring nations,” he added.
“India has deployed 700 thousand soldiers in Kashmir. The two countries will have to speak the truth to each other if they want to move forward. They will also have to fight against poverty instead of fighting wars,” Imran said.
He said good relations between Pakistan and India would help resolve the outstanding issue of Kashmir, adding that Pakistan needed peace along both its eastern and western borders.
The PTI chief said the Indian leaders he met during his visit complained that terrorism was coming into their country from Pakistan. They also had their reservations with reference to Mumbai attacks.
“I told them Pakistan also had similar apprehensions. I told them about our concerns regarding Indian interference in Balochistan and Indian sponsored militancy,” he said.
He said the subcontinent was the most poverty-stricken area in the world. “If the two countries have friendly relations and the mutual trade, investment and prosperity will come to the region.
“Pakistan is neither getting investment nor it is able to collect taxes,” he said, adding that the managers of the economy were trying to run the country by collecting taxes from the poor.
He said the foreign debts had doubled during the last seven years while unemployment and inflation were soaring. “Peace comes first, prosperity follows suit,” he added.
Imran Khan his party had planned a large demonstration against price hike in Lahore in which the national would be given an agenda. He said the announcement of Prime Minister’s Youth Business Loan scheme before local body elections was a pre-poll rigging.
“Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) should notice as no development scheme can be announced after promulgation of the election schedule.”
He said his party had not withdrawn its demand for recounting of the ballots and verification of the thumb impressions in four constituencies. “If the demand is ignored, the party will announce its strategy,” he warned.
Speaking at the occasion, the PTI leader Shah Mehmood Qureshi and Abdul Aleem Khan said people in India were replicating the model of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and a similar party ‘Aam Aadmi Party’ had emerged in
On return from India: PTI not against US, India but their policies, says Imran – The Express Tribune
