Any Kind of Unrest and Anarchy in Afghanistan will Directly affect Pakistan: PM Imran

In an interview with a US media outlet the Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that political reconciliation is the only solution to the Afghan issue as the United States failed to seek a military solution to the conflict.

The Premier said that Pakistan is a partner in peace and cannot become a part of the dispute, He categorically said that there is no military solution to the Afghan issue.

During the interview he said Pakistan played a key role as a facilitator to bring the Taliban and the United States to negotiating table, added that any kind of unrest and anarchy in Afghanistan will directly affect Pakistan and it will have to face multiple problems.

The PM Imran Khan said that the incumbent government of Pakistan revived the national economy after hectic efforts and now it cannot bear the burden of more Afghan refugees, Insurgency in Afghanistan will force more Afghanis to rush to Pakistan, but we cannot host more refugees, PM cleared

The Premier highlighted that there is 1500 kilometers long border between Pakistan and Afghanistan and for the first time, Pakistan is fencing along the Pak-Afghan border by spending a huge amount. “90% of the work has been completed.”

He maintained that Pakistan had nothing to do with 9/11 and New York incidents as no Pakistani national was involved in the 9/11 incident, but the country suffered a lot after the incident.

The PM Imran Khan while replying to a question about elections in Afghanistan, said that the Afghan President Ashraf Ghani should have delayed the elections, as it would have provided an opportunity for to Taliban to participate in the political process.

While highlighting his comments about rape the Premier said that “The person who commits rape is fully responsible for the crime; the victim is never responsible” Prime Minister Imran Khan categorically states his thoughts on sexual crimes. He also claimed that his statement was taken out of context deliberately in an interview few weeks ago.

He further said that I used the word ‘Pardah’ during my interview and added that ‘Pardah’ brings the temptation down. He said that ‘Pardah’ is not restricted to women but it is for men as well.