Islamabad: American Ambassador to Pakistan Cameron Munter and former
Ambassador Robin Raphael called on the Chairman Pakistan Tehrik Insaaf
Imran Khan in the central secretariat of the party in Islamabad on
Thursday.
In the meeting Imran Khan reiterated his long stated
stance that the problem of terrorism Pakistan faces today is because of
its partnership in the American war in Afghanistan. He said that
Pakistan Tehrik e Insaaf believes in having good relations with all
countries including United States, it strongly believes that this
partnership cannot be at the cost of Pakistan’s national interest. If
the US wants friendship with the people of Pakistan it should stop
violating its sovereignty through drone attacks and other incursions
inside its territory.
Imran Khan also strongly condemned the
unprovoked attack on the Sallala outposts in which twenty four Pakistani
soldiers embraced Shahadat. Other matters of mutual interest in the
region were also discussed.
The PTI reiterates that it does not
believe in meeting foreign dignitaries in secret as some media reports
have suggested. The canard of Mr. Imran Khan meeting senior American
officials in Dubai is a complete fabrication. Mr. Khan also does not
believe in saying one thing in public and another in private. This has
been the practice of many others as the recent disclosures in Wikileaks
showed. All the meetings of Mr. Imran Khan and whatever he says are and
will always remain the public domain. Online
