Imran Khan desires good ties between Pakistan, India however says ‘no probability’ of it throughout BJP govt

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan mentioned that he desires an excellent relationship between Pak and India however claimed that there’s “no chance” of this taking place whereas the BJP stays in energy.

Islamabad,UPDATED: Nov 22, 2022 06:59 IST

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan. (File photograph/PTI)

By Press Trust of India: Ousted prime minister Imran Khan mentioned on Monday that he desires an excellent relationship between Pakistan and India however claimed that there’s “no chance” of this taking place whereas the nationalist BJP stays in energy.

In an interview with British newspaper ‘The Telegraph’ on Monday, 70-year-old Khan make clear the financial advantages that could possibly be achieved if the 2 neighbours set up commerce with one another.

“The benefits would be enormous,” Khan mentioned, however then contended that the Kashmir concern was the primary obstacle.

“I think it’s possible but the BJP government is so hardline, they have a nationalistic stance on issues,” he mentioned.

“It is frustrating as you have no chance (for a resolution) as they whip up these nationalistic feelings. And, once this genie of nationalism is out of the bottle it is very difficult to put it back in again,” the paper quoted the previous premier as saying.

“All we know is that they should have a roadmap for the solution of Kashmir (issue),” he added.

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India has repeatedly advised Pakistan that it needs regular neighbourly relations with Islamabad in an surroundings freed from terror, hostility and violence.

Khan mentioned that Pakistan needed to cool off its relationship with India when the particular standing of Jammu and Kashmir was abrogated in 2019.

Relations between India and Pakistan have been strained over the Kashmir concern and cross-border terrorism emanating from Pakistan.

Bilateral ties nose-dived after India abrogated Article 370 of the Constitution, revoking the particular standing of Jammu and Kashmir and bifurcating the state into two Union Territories on August 5, 2019.

Following India’s choice, Pakistan downgraded diplomatic ties with New Delhi and expelled the Indian envoy. Trade ties between Pakistan and India have largely been frozen since then.

Khan, who’s main an extended march to Islamabad to press for his calls for for early elections, mentioned that he would search to determine good relations with all of the neighbours of Pakistan together with Afghanistan, Iran, China, and the US if he’s elected because the premier once more.

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“We really need a relationship with both countries. What I do not want is another Cold War situation when we are in blocks like in the last Cold War we were allied with the United States,” he said.

“The entire of Central Asia, Afghanistan, turned out of our orbit,” Khan stated, adding that his main concern for Pakistan was how to lift 120 million people out of poverty.

“The finest means to do this is that if we are able to have a relationship with everybody, to commerce with everybody, so we may help our inhabitants,” he added.

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Nov 22, 2022