ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan said that Pakistan desired a peaceful solution to the long-running dispute of Occupied Kashmir dispute.
PM Khan stated this in an interview to China’s leading TV channel, Chinese Global Television Network (CGTN). The premier appeared in an interview with the CGTN during his recently concluded visit of China.
PM Khan said that the Kashmir issue plays the role of a bone of contention between Pakistan and India, as he underlined the need for a political solution for all regional conflicts through dialogue.
Khan expressed a serious concern over the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, urging the global community to send in aid for the 40 million Afghan people.
The premier said that Pakistan and China have resolved to take Afghanistan as a top priority in the comity of nations.
“The Afghan people have been living in a state of war for the last four decades, while Pakistan paid the most for it in the name of war of terror,” PM Imran Khan said.
The premier went on to say that Pakistan is facilitating foreign investment in the technology sector.
He said that the PTI-led government provided relief to the people under careful economic policies while keeping the country from moving towards an economic collapse.
“We are trying to implement the Chinese Model in Pakistan for poverty alleviation,” the premier said.
He also expressed gratitude towards the Chinese government for its assistance in limiting the spread of coronavirus through the provision of COVID-19 vaccines.
He further stated that Pakistan and China are now entering the second phase of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) after the successful completion of first phase.
