new Delhi: While the political crisis in Pakistan continues to worsen, India has reacted to developments in the neighbourhood. Top government sources, while talking to ABP News, said that the situation in Pakistan reflects a policy failure by the Imran Khan government on all fronts, including India.
Government sources further said that whenever the Pakistan establishment tried to move forward to improve ties, Khan continued to target India, which did not yield any positive results for both the countries.
Sources said the Pakistan prime minister consistently targeted India for two things- first he called the Indian leadership, especially the prime minister, a “Nazi”, while he himself acted as one.
Secondly, Imran Khan himself admitted how successful India’s foreign policy is, that is, his foreign policy was not successful.
Government sources further said that apart from these two things, Imran KhanIts failure is a blow to all the democratic traditions he had built and all the democratic institutions he was trying to strengthen. The sources further added, “He was a player but he never showed the spirit of the player.”
Commenting further on the current political turmoil in Pakistan, government sources said that India’s top leadership is monitoring the latest political situation in Pakistan as “whatever happens in Pakistan will have an impact on the region, especially the economic system”. But because Pakistan’s economy has already collapsed.”
Meanwhile, Khan on Monday made a statement that he is not “anti-Indian” or anti-American or against any country and that he wants good relations with all countries based on mutual respect.
Addressing a televised public relations programme, a day after members of his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party blocked a no-confidence motion against him in the National Assembly and asked President Arif Alvi to dissolve the lower house, Khan said Attacked opposition parties, according to PTI report
The United Opposition’s strategy of looking to the Supreme Court instead of preparing for elections after the dissolution of the National Assembly is a sign that it is “afraid of public backlash,” he said.
Responding to a question amid controversy over an alleged foreign letter that threatened his government, Khan, who has been asked to continue as acting prime minister by the President, said he would were not against.
Dawn newspaper quoted Khan as saying, “I am not against any country. I am not anti-India or anti-American. But we can be against policies. I want friendship with them and there should be respect.”