Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan on Sunday asked the Federal government to get assurance from the US that it would not carry out more drone strikes in the tribal area of Pakistan. "We will stop Nato supplies through Khyber Pakhtunkhwa after November 20, and would launch a protest drive against the US drone strikes," PTI chief said while addressing a function held at Ummah Welfare Academy in Nowshera.
"No political party has made efforts for establishment of peace in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) by holding negotiations. But, we are supporting talks with the Taliban since long," he said. "Those people who are taking money from foreign powers, are dubbing us as supporter of Taliban," he maintained.
He alleged that the US-backed lobby in Pakistan was not interested in establishment of lasting peace in the country. He added that a large number of innocent civilians, including women, children and elderly, had been killed by the US.
He said that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Fata had been worst-affected areas due to the ongoing war against terrorism.
Regarding the objection of some quarters that PTI on one hand closing Nato supplies but no the other getting foreign aid, he said that the protest did mean waging war against the US.
"When we were going to talks with the Taliban, the US derailed the process by carrying out a drone strike," he accused.
The PTI Chairman expressed concern over the surging prices of essential commodities. He asked the Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to take measures for controlling inflation in the country. He further asked the PM to stay in the country in the prevailing situation instead of foreign visits.
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