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Prime Minister Imran Khan said that Pakistan has paid a heavy price in its relationship with the United States (US), adding that the country suffered whenever it relied on loans and aids from foreign countries. “Whenever you rely on other people for aid and loans, there’s no free lunch Pakistan has paid a heavy price in its relationship with the US,” the premier said in an interview with TRT World which was telecasted on Monday. “Pakistan has allowed itself to be used [in past].” To a question, the prime minister said Pakistan desires good relations with the US that is based on equality and “we are ready to become an ally with the US for peace in Afghanistan”. On the existing and emerging challenges, PM Imran admitted that Pakistan is facing multiple crises including poor economy and foreign debt, assuring that the government will meet all these challenges with effective economic policies. The premier maintained that the country’s economy has improved during the last four months since his party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), came into power after the July 25, 2018, general elections. On Pakistan’s strategic relationship with China, the premier said, “In this doom and gloom which we inherited, the Chinese have been a breath of a fresh air for us, they have been helpful to us.” He said Pakistan wants dialogue with India but New Delhi has refused Islamabad’s offer several times. “In Kashmir, the Indian brutality in the last year has just been mind-boggling,” PM Imran commented.
He said that India is involved in human rights violations in the occupied Kashmir, warning that they will never be successful in suppressing the freedom movement of the Kashmiris. The PM defended his countrywide accountability campaign, saying “Corruption not only siphons off money which should be used for human beings, it also destroys institutions.”.
When I came into politics, I wanted Pakistan to become the kind of country that our leader Muhammad Ali Jinnah wanted. This election is a historic election in Pakistan. In this election, people have sacrificed a lot. There was terrorism in this election. I want to especially praise the people of Balochistan, the kind of difficulties that they had to face.
The way they came out to vote, I want to thank all those people. I saw the scenes on TV, the way the elderly and disabled came out in the heat to vote, the way overseas Pakistanis came out to vote. I want to praise them because they strengthened our democracy. In the run-up to the elections, Ikram Gandapur [candidate] was killed by a suicide bomber. Haroon Bilour [another candidate] was killed in a suicide attack. Despite all that, this election process was completed.
I want to thank the security forces. My party members, where we had suicide attacks in 10 locations, I want to commend all of them.Thank god we have been successful and got a mandate. Briefly, I want to describe the kind of Pakistan I want to see. Look, my inspiration is the Prophet Muhammad, the city of Medina that he founded, how it was based on humanity. For the first time, the state was formed based on humanitarianism. That is my inspiration, that Pakistan should have that kind of humanitarian state, where we take responsibility for our weaker classes.
The weak are dying of hunger. I will try my best - all of my policies will be made to raise our weaker classes, for our labourers. For our poor farmers, who work all year and get no money. 45 percent of children have stunted growth, they don't reach the right height, or their brains don't develop. There are countries with less than 25 million people, and we have that many children out of school.
My effort will be that we try our best to raise these people up, that all of our policies be focused on human development. I want the whole country to think like this. Situs download movie gratis. No country can prosper when there is a small island of rich people, and a sea of poor. I want all of Pakistan to unite. I want to make it clear that anyone who was against us, who voted against us, I think the kind of personal attacks that I have seen, no one has seen those, but I have forgotten all of those, they are behind me. My cause is far bigger than me. We will not do any kind of political victimising.