We also wanted to buy cheap Russian crude oil like India, Imran again praised Modi government’s foreign policy

Former Pakistan Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan once again lauded India’s foreign policy and said Islamabad wanted to get cheaper Russian crude like India, but was able to do so Could not happen because his government had fallen. Addressing the nation in a video message, he said that we wanted to get cheap Russian crude oil like India but it could not happen because unfortunately my government fell due to no-confidence motion.

Notably, he was the first Pakistani PM to visit Moscow in the last 23 years. Khan could not finalize any deal that could provide relief to the cash-strapped country. Pakistan is facing its worst ever economic crisis and Khan lamented the fact that his country can buy Russian crude oil at a subsidized rate, which India is getting despite the Ukraine war. It is also important to remember that he was in Russia when the conflict started last year. He also mentioned his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the clip.

Interestingly, this was not the first time that Khan acknowledged India’s achievements in growing its economy and buying Russian oil despite Western pressure. He said in a public meeting in September 2022 that apart from Nawaz, no other leader in the world has assets worth billions. Tell me about a country whose prime minister or leader has assets worth billions outside the country. Even in our neighboring country, how much property does PM Modi have outside India?