HAFIZABAD, March 13: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday said that Pakistan desire friendly and peaceful relations with all countries including the United States (US). Addressing a public gathering in Hafizabad, PM Imran Khan said Pakistan wants friendly ties with all the countries across the globe but will never compromise on its sovereignty. Lashing out at the past rulers, the premier said record drone attacks were carried out in the tenures of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and the Pakistan People’s Party. Both Nawaz Sharif and Asif Ali Zardari allowed drone attacks into Pakistani territories, he alleged. He further said that more than 20 ambassadors asked me why I was opposing the drone strikes, to which I replied that you guys have a terrorist in London. The terrorist killed people of Karachi. They were asked to hand him over to Pakistan and they responded that we should present evidence in court. Without taking anyone’s name, PM Imran Khan said a terrorist wanted to Pakistan is hiding in the United Kingdom for the last 30 years. Will UK allow Pakistan to carry a drone attack to take him out, he asked. Defending the recent criticism on the European Union, the premier said he knows the West better than anyone and added that criticism was right and need of the time. The ambassador of the European Union wrote a letter asking me to make a statement against Russia. I asked the ambassador of the European Union to write a letter to India as well, he went on saying. PM Khan also thanked China for handing over J-10C Fighter Jets to Pakistan in the record time of seven months to strengthen the country’s defence. He said that the PTI government is working hard to transform Pakistan into a welfare state and numerous steps have been taken in this regard including interest-free loans, scholarships to students, health cards and others. On the current political situation, he asked the people of Hafizabad not to worry for anything, the government is not going anyway. Corrupt elements have united against him, but he knows how to fight them. He hinted that he will complete his parliamentary tenure of five years. “When my five years will over, I promise that no government will do as much work in five years as I have done,” the Prime Minister said. Imran Khan said famous and corrupt people have all stood up and efforts are being made to buy people’s conscience to bring down the state. The PM said, “I have spent quite a time in the west, playing cricket where nobody could dare to purchase people. “Claiming that the government will not be ousted, PM lashed out at the trio of Leader of the Opposition in National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif, Co-Chairman Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Asif Ali Zardari and Jamiat Ulema Islam (JUI) chief Fazlur Rehman and said that “Those who are going to oust me, will themselves be hunted”. He added that the country is not afraid of blackmail from India. PM Imran said, “This country has the ability to do its defence, as our economy is rising too”. PM believed that the country is all set to become one of the greatest in the world. DNA
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