Prime Minister Imran Khan said that Pakistan has paid a heavy price in its relationship with the United States (US), adding that the country suffered whenever it relied on loans and aids from foreign countries. “Whenever you rely on other people for aid and loans, there’s no free lunch … Pakistan has paid a heavy price in its relationship with the US,” the premier said in an interview with TRT World which was telecasted on Monday. On the existing and emerging challenges, PM Imran admitted that Pakistan is facing multiple crises including poor economy and foreign debt, assuring that the government will meet all these challenges with effective economic policies. “In Kashmir, the Indian brutality in the last year has just been mind-boggling,” PM Imran commented. The PM defended his countrywide accountability campaign, saying “Corruption not only siphons off money which should be used for human beings, it also destroys institutions.”

Source: Pakistan Today January 07, 2019 18:56 UTC