Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Thursday extended support to the visit of former prime minister Imran Khan to Russia, adding it was in line with Pakistan’s foreign policy.
“I defend former prime minister Imran Khan’s visit to Russia,” FM the foreign minister said while addressing a news conference in New York. “Imran Khan had visited Russia as per Pakistan’s foreign policy.”
“It will be wrong to blame Pakistan over Russia’s visit. We are tired of facing back-to-back wars. Our children and women have been martyred and now we think that war is not the solution to any issue,” said Bilawal.
Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Thursday emphasised the importance of a broad-based and sustained engagement between Pakistan and the US in his telephone call with Senator Lindsey Graham on Thursday.
Senator Graham is an influential Republican and was a close aide of former President Donald Trump. He played a key role in establishing direct contact between Trump and Imran.
It was because of his efforts that Trump invited Imran at the White House in July 2019, though the American establishment was not in favour of honouring the PTI leader before ensuring a safe exit of the US-led foreign forces from Afghanistan.
Senator Graham was critical of President Joe Biden’s policy of ignoring Pakistan and not even calling former prime minister Imran Khan.
A statement issued by the Foreign Office said Senator Graham invited Foreign Minister Bilawal to visit Washington DC for...
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