Independent foreign policy doesn’t mean being anti-India, says Pak PM Imran Khan

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, in his address to the nation on Thursday, said an independent foreign policy does not mean being against India. “I decided that my foreign policy would be independent. An independent foreign policy is  for Pakistanis. This does not mean that we are anyone’s enemy. It does not mean that we will be anti-American, anti-Indian or anti-European,” Khan said amid the political drama over the no-confidence motion against his government that will be put to the vote on Sunday. India has lifted the special status of Kashmir, I am in front on all platforms. But I have tried my  best to maintain friendly relations with India,” Khan said. Imran’s remarks come more than ten days after the Pakistani prime minister praised India’s foreign policy during his his rally at the Parade Ground in Islamabad.” India is a member of the Quad alliance with the United States as one of its members, but which nevertheless defines itself as neutral.India imports oil from Russia, which faces sanctions. It is because India’s foreign policy is for its people,” the 69-year-old leader said. During his speech, Imran Khan refused to resign after his government was reduced to a minority following the departure of the country’s allies. The Awami party and the Muttahida Qaumi movement (Pakistan) in the opposition camp. “I will play until the last dance,” he said. The Prime Minister raised the “reminder of the threat” by evoking the United States before recovering and treating them as a foreign power. Khan said the foreign country was aware of the  motion of no confidence presented to the assembly. The decision fails, Pakistan will have to go through a tough time,” Khan said according to Dawn. The opposition claims the support of 177 members against the majority vote of 172 in Pakistan’s 342-member assembly.