ISLAMABAD – Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan supported India’s decision to buy Russian oil despite US pressure. He was addressing a crowd in Lahore. After showing a video clip of Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar, Jaishankar was praised. Imran praised India’s independent foreign policy.
“If India and Pakistan can achieve independence simultaneously, if New Delhi can formulate an independent foreign policy according to its own people’s interest, who will pull the Shahbaz Sharif government back from it?” US asked India not to buy oil from Russia. India is a strategic ally of the US. But not Pakistan. But let’s listen to what the Indian Foreign Minister said’ – said the video clip of Imran Jaishankar.
‘Who are you?’Jaishankar asks them. Europe also buys gas from Russia. Jaishankar says we will buy as long as our people need it. This is what a free country should do. We negotiated with Russia to buy relatively cheap oil. But this government does not have the courage to oppose the US pressure. Fuel prices are skyrocketing. People are below the poverty line. I am once morest this slavery’ – added Imran.
English Summary: Imran Khan Plays S Jaishankar Video In Rally, Praises India Foreign Policy