Pakistani premier hits out at Western envoys' joint letter on Russia

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Source: Reuters

ISLAMABAD, March 6 (Reuters) - Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan hit out on Sunday at Islamabad-based Western envoys who last week urged Pakistan to condemn Russia's actions in Ukraine, asking them if they thought Pakistan was their "slave".

The heads of 22 diplomatic missions, including those of European Union member states, released a joint letter on March 1 urging Pakistan to support a resolution in the United Nations General Assembly condemning Russia's aggression against Ukraine.
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"What do you think of us? Are we your slaves ... that whatever you say, we will do?" Khan said while addressing a political rally.

In the event, Pakistan, a traditional ally of the West, abstained from voting as the U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly reprimanded Russia for invading Ukraine.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/pakistani-premier-hits-out-western-envoys-joint-letter-russia-2022-03-06/

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It's helpful to know who your real allies are.

The South Asian country of Pakistan is home to over 212 million people and is the fifth-most populous country in the world.

Pakistan is believed to have a stockpile of approximately 160 warheads, making it the 6th largest nuclear arsenal. Pakistan is actively developing nuclear weapons, and experts project that it may have the 5th largest arsenal by 2025 with 220-250 warheads.

Pakistan has the 17th largest economy in the world based on GDP PPP.

[Bev54]

1. Hmmm guess they don't need any more funds from the US or the west?

[regnaD kciN]

2. Why are we funding these assholes...?

Backed the Taliban, gave shelter to bin Ladin, turning increasingly fundamentalist…with friends like these, who needs enemies?

[Historic NY]

3. Pakistan is not reliable as people think remember they hosted OSAMA

even after knowing he was in Abbottabad

[SunSeeker]

6. Exactly. They hosted OBL for years.

The only way we were able to get to him was to not tell the Pakistanis what were doing until the operation was basically over. We can't trust them at all.

[Vogon_Glory]

8. They not only hosted Osama Bin Laden, but

Their intelligence services spent much of the war providing under-the-table assistance to the Taliban throughout much of the Afghan war. When I think of the Pakistani military/diplomatic establishment, I think two-faced, double-dealing, corrupt, treacherous liars.

[BlueIdaho]

4. So we can cross Pakistan off the list of civilized nations?

Fine with me. Let Russia pay their freight from now on.

[agingdem]

5. it all depends how you define civilized nation...

if it means the nation that harbored the 9/11 mastermind then no to the civilized nation thing...Russia and Pakistan joined at the hip...good luck with that...

[quakerboy]

7. Id rather cross them off the list of places we fund/arm corrupt regimes

[dlk]

9. Someone has been paid off by the Russians...

[Aviation Pro]

10. Thanks for hiding UBL, turds

We found him anyway and now he is/was fish food.

[Gore1FL]

11. Being considered important enough to be approached by 22 foreign emissaries...

...is considered "slavery" in Pakistan.

[IronLionZion]

12. At some point the US needs to admit Pakistan is not a reliable ally

and are only conveniently located next to Afghanistan.

[Javaman]

13. we have a huge textile agreement with Pakistan.

fuck them, cut it off and make the textiles here.

[thucythucy]

14. I suppose we had to placate the Pakistani government

during our ill-fated occupation of Afghanistan--thank you GW Bush--but now that that's over what is the point of supporting this regime?

Our support only further antagonizes India--a far more significant player on the world stage, and an actual democracy.

Maybe it's time to back away from this particular "partnership"?

[mn9driver]

15. Pakistan is no friend of the EU or the US.

Or of western values in general. They’ve shown that over and over again. This is one “friendship” that should remain at arms length.

[tonekat]

16. I have a hard time thinking of Pakistan...

...as an "ally". More like an unstable, dangerous hotbed of extremists. With nukes.