In an interview with the US-based Cable News Network (CNN), the prime minister described the ongoing situation in Afghanistan as “worrying”. “We should incentivise them and push them in the right direction,” the prime minister told the interviewer. Responding to a question, the prime minister cautioned against the thinking that someone from outside would give rights to Afghan women. “Our heads of state in the past should have told the United States what they could do and what they could not do. We want a normal relationship.”Imran said that Pakistan’s biggest concern was the Afghan refugees, as “we already have 3 million refugees in Pakistan, [so] our country cannot afford more refugees”.

Source: The Express Tribune September 15, 2021 14:53 UTC