{"id":6644,"date":"2021-06-21T10:48:46","date_gmt":"2021-06-21T10:48:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/undergroundnews.co.uk\/?p=6644"},"modified":"2021-06-21T10:48:47","modified_gmt":"2021-06-21T10:48:47","slug":"us-must-find-a-political-solution-before-leaving-afghanistan-pm-imran-khan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/undergroundnews.co.uk\/?p=6644&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"US must find a political solution before leaving Afghanistan: PM Imran Khan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Mishaal Arshad C.M.Underground News.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>PM Imran Khan clarifies Pakistan\u2019s priorities for regional peace to the US.<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Says China is a friend of Pakistan and helped financially.<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Regrets West\u2019s indifference towards Kashmiris\u2019 plight.<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that the United States should first establish political settlement before leaving Afghanistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In an interview with HBO Axios, the premier said Pakistan will \u201cabsolutely not\u201d give bases to the CIA for anti-terror action in the war-torn country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said that Pakistan has suffered the most due to the war against terrorism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOver 70,000 Pakistanis embraced martyrdom due to US-Afghan war. We have given sacrifices more than anybody else in this war.\u201d He noted that his country is currently hosting three million Afghan refugees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PM Imran Khan said, \u201cWe only want peace and don\u2019t want to be part of any confrontation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBefore leaving Afghanistan, the US must find a political solution,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The comments from the Pakistani premier came amid the commencement of the withdrawal of foreign troops, which will be completed by September, while the peace process is facing hurdles due to disputes among the Afghan leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"nuclear-programme\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nuclear programme<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Responding to a question, The prime minister stated that the country\u2019s nuclear programme is only for self-defence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI am against nuclear weapons, but our nuclear arsenal is for defence purposes,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"islamophobia-in-europe\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Islamophobia in Europe<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>PM Imran Khan highlighted that Islamophobia has increased in Europe after 9\/11 and urged international efforts to counter this dangerous trend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said that in a Muslim society, the concept of Hijab for women is to prevent \u201cevil\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere is a big difference between our culture and that of the West.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"kashmir-issue\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kashmir issue<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Lashing out at the West\u2019s indifference towards the plight of the Kashmiris, the premier said India has turned Kashmir into an open prison by deploying hundreds of troops there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Kashmiris are ignored in the West. Why is this issue not taken up there. I think this is hypocrisy,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"china-is-a-friend\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2018China is a friend\u2019<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The prime minister lavished praise on China, saying the country has supported Pakistan whenever needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When asked to comment on the Uighyr issue, he said Pakistan and China discuss issues behind closed doors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Mishaal Arshad C.M.Underground News. PM Imran Khan clarifies Pakistan\u2019s priorities for regional peace to the US. 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