Anwaarul Haq Kakar says the West is over-obsessed to comprise Pakistan’s all-weather pal China n Flatly denies claims of Pakistan transferring any munitions to Ukraine n Arrests are being made for illegal actions: PM Kakar.
ISLAMABAD – Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar mentioned that Pakistan was focusing by itself interests with out selecting sides within the nice energy competitors, and that the West was “over-obsessed” with efforts to comprise China.
The prime minister, in an interview with Washington Submit throughout his go to to New York to attend the 78th United Nations Basic Meeting session published on Wednesday, mentioned Pakistan supposed to remain “impartial” on Russia’s warfare with Ukraine and noticed China as its “all-weather pal” and “strategic accomplice.”
“It’s not a Chilly Warfare. There isn’t any Iron Curtain right here. It’s not that opaque. Everyone sees what is occurring,” the prime minister mentioned. He mentioned that the West was “over-obsessed” with efforts to comprise China.
He informed the interviewer that Pakistan was charting a path, designed to keep away from getting caught up within the competitors between the West and Russia and China. He mentioned Pakistan had no intention of committing to both camp within the rising US-China rivalry.
By siding with the West in opposition to the Soviets and once more after 9/11, Pakistan paid a excessive value, Kakar mentioned. “Pakistan within the final 30 years, has been handled unfairly by the West,” he informed the interviewer.
“Each nation for itself… Why ought to we be nervous about this competitors? It’s between two nice powers, two nice civilizations, and the implications [affect] 150-plus nations. And Pakistan is only one of them,” PM Kakar remarked.
Mentioning Pakistan’s “impartial” stance on Ukraine, the prime minister mentioned: “This disaster is creating challenges and on the identical time it’s creating alternatives additionally throughout the area, and we’re looking at it each methods.” Prime Minister Kakar flatly denied the allegations in a media report of Pakistan transferring any munitions to Ukraine saying, “We have now not gone for any sale which was instantly supposed for the Ukraine, not any kind of transactions, even by a 3rd occasion.” Concerning the arrest of employees of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, the prime minister denied the alleged abuses and in contrast Pakistan’s actions to the arrests in america of those that attacked the US Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
“Arrests are being made for illegal actions, someone who’s concerned in arson or vandalism,” he mentioned. “This isn’t the sort of habits which is promoted or vindicated by any liberal democracy.