Imran Khan
Can be partners with US in peace but never in conflict: Pakistan PM Imran Khan
Islamabad: Pakistan PM Imran Khan has said his nation could be "partners with the United States in peace but never in conflict".
The Pakistan leader also criticised past policies that had led to Pakistan joining the US war on terror in Afghanistan.
He made the comments during a wide-ranging speech in the National Assembly, a day after the budget for the new fiscal year was approved with a majority vote, reports Dawn News.
"When we gave so many services, did they (US) praise us or acknowledge our sacrifices? Instead, they called us a hypocrite and blamed us. Instead of appreciating us, Pakistan was bad-mouthed," he was quoted as saying by the newspaper.
The prime minister said that as a Pakistani, he had never felt more "insulted" than when Pakistan decided to join the United States war on terror.
"We decided to become a front line state for the American war on terror. I questioned repeatedly, what did we have to do with the war?" Khan was quoted as saying by Dawn News.
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