'Problems arouse when I refused US air supplies': Imran Khan

Islamabad: Former Prime Minister and PTI Chairman Imran Khan has said the problems arouse [against his government] when he being prime Minister refused air supplies to the United States. 

Addressing the overseas Pakistanis virtually, he said General Musharraf dragged Pakistan into US war.  

He made it clear that Pakistan needed independent foreign policy and that relations with Russia were more beenficial than US. 

"We were abou to receive oil from Russia at 30 per cent lower price," he said, adding Pakistan should not sacrifice for anyone else. "Our foreign policy should be for the people."

The PTI chairman said India was a US ally, but despite this it still wanted cheap steel from Russia.

He said Pakistan suffered the most in the war against trerror as "we had nothing to do with 9/11, but the United States threatened and Pakistan joined the war".

Khan said his government was removed by Mir Jafar and Mir Sadiq who were involved in a foreign conspiracy. "In July 2021, I came to know about their conspiracy."

"If you want to destroy the country, put corrupt people on the people. Will such people be allowed to contest elections?"

He said he would give a call for Islamabad march after May 20.

The PTI followers from UK and other parts of Europe attended the virtual address of their leader.