Imran Khan asks Pakistan government to sever ties with India over controversial remarks
The Hindu
“The government should sever ties with India,” he said. “Indian products should be boycotted.”
Imran Khan has condemned the controversial remarks made by now-suspended and expelled BJP leaders against Prophet Mohammad and asked the Pakistan government to sever ties with India and take a harsh position on the issue.
The ousted Prime Minister, who is also the chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), made the demand on Tuesday while addressing the lawyers’ convention in Islamabad.
He said the Pakistan government should follow the Arab countries and take a strong position against the Narendra Modi government.
“The government should sever ties with India,” he said. “Indian products should be boycotted.” On Monday, Khan strongly condemned the “hateful attack by a BJP spokesperson” on the Prophet and accused the Modi government of “deliberately following a policy of provocation and hatred towards Muslims in India including inciting vigilante violence against them.”
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday condemned the “hurtful” remarks against the prophet of Islam.
The ties between India and Pakistan nose-dived after New Delhi abrogated the Article 370 of the Constitution to revoke the special status of Jammu and Kashmir on August 5, 2019. India’s decision evoked strong reactions from Pakistan, which downgraded diplomatic ties and expelled the Indian envoy.
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