Imran Khan additionally slammed Shehbaz Sharif authorities for bowing all the way down to US stress. (File)

Islamabad:

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has as soon as once more counseled India for its impartial international coverage as he slammed the West for being important of India for getting Russian oil.

Addressing an enormous gathering in Lahore, Imran Khan performed a video clip of Foreign Minister S Jaishankar from Bratislava Forum held in Slovakia and praised him for standing agency to the US stress over shopping for low-cost oil from Russia.

“If India which got independence at the same time as Pakistan and if New Delhi can take a firm stand and make their foreign policy as per the need of its people then who are they (Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif government) who are towing the line,” Imran Khan stated on the gathering, a video of which was shared by a number of media retailers.

“They (US) ordered India to not buy oil from Russia. India is US’ strategic ally, Pakistan is not. Let us see what India’s Foreign Minister said when the US asked them not to buy Russian oil.”

Imran Khan then performed out External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar’s video clip.

“Jaishankar is telling them who are you? Jaishakar said that Europe is buying gas from Russia and we will buy it as people need it. This is what an independent country is (‘yeh hoti hai azad haqumat‘),” he stated whereas praising India.

He additionally slammed the Shehbaz Sharif authorities for bowing all the way down to US stress on shopping for Russian oil.

“We had spoken to Russia about buying cheaper oil but this government has no courage to say no to US pressure. Fuel prices are skyrocketing, people are below the poverty line. I am against this slavery.”

The clip of Mr Jaishankar performed throughout Lahore Jalsa was of June 3, when in response to a query on India shopping for Russian oil, he counter questioned, “Is buying Russian gas not funding the war?”

Mr Jaishankar made these remarks on the GLOBSEC 2022 Bratislava Forum being held in Slovakia on the subject ‘Taking Friendship to the Next Level: Allies within the Indo-Pacific Region’.

He had hit again on the unfair criticism of Indian oil buy from Russia amid the Ukraine battle that has created a knock-off impact on the world financial system.

While defending India’s oil imports from Russia, Mr Jaishankar harassed that you will need to perceive how the Ukraine battle is impacting the growing international locations. He additionally questioned why solely India was being questioned whereas Europe continues to import gasoline from Russia amid the Ukraine battle.

Responding to a query on whether or not India’s oil imports from Russia just isn’t funding the continuing Ukraine battle, Mr Jaishankar stated, “Look I don’t want to sound argumentative. If India funding Russia oil is funding the war…Tell me then buying Russian gas is not funding the war? It’s only Indian money and Russian oil coming to India funding the war and not Russia’s gas coming to Europe not funding? Let’s be a little even-handed.”

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