Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday hit out at the Islamabad-based envoys of western countries who asked his government to support a resolution against the Russian invasion. He asked them rhetorically if Pakistan was their “slave”.
“What do you think of us? Are we your slaves ... that whatever you say, we will do?” PM Imran Khan said at a rally.
The diplomats of 22 missions in Islamabad, including those of the EU members, wrote and released a joint letter to the Pakistani PM to support a resolution in the UN General Assembly to condemn Moscow’s acts of aggression against Ukraine.
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He also asked the said envoys if their respective countries had asked the Indian government to do the same.
“I want to ask the European Union ambassadors: Did you write such a letter to India?” PM Khan asked.
Pakistan is a Major non-NATO ally who, as per PM Khan, had suffered because of its support to US-led NATO invasion of Afghanistan. He said that his country deserved credit for its assistance in Afghanistan, rather it has only received criticism.
PM Khan also asserted that his country has good relations with all the major powers such as Russia, China, the US and Europe and that his country is not part of any bloc.
Even during a recent UN Human Rights Council resolution on establishing an independent international commission of inquiry as a result of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, Pakistan had abstained along with India and 11 other countries.
On 2nd March 2022, UNGA had voted on a resolution condemning Russia’s aggression. Pakistan had abstained along with 34 other countries.
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Last week, Pakistan foreign office slammed the unethical practice of making the 1st March letter public.
On the day when Russia announced military aggression in Ukraine, the Pakistan PM had landed in Russia for a historic bilateral visit. PM Khan’s refusal to cut his visit short was slammed by political commentators across the world.
