Sharad Pawar, the president of the National Congress Party, has said that the people of Pakistan are not India’s enemies but that those who want power via the army favour tensions between the two nations. He also added that a young guy assumed the reins of Pakistan and sought to steer the nation in the right way, but that he was expelled from office.
On May 12, the former Union minister spoke at an Eid-Milan function in Mumbai’s Kondhwa neighbourhood. “In today’s world, a new sort of circumstance exists. A powerful nation like Russia is assaulting a tiny country such as Ukraine, young people in Sri Lanka are fighting on the streets, and the country’s leaders have gone underground. “Pawar was alluding to the conflict in Ukraine and the instability in Sri Lanka when he stated this.
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“In Pakistan, where you and I have brothers… a young guy grabbed the reigns of the prime ministership, an effort was made to offer the nation a direction, but the prime minister was taken from the office, and a different image is seen there today,” the NCP president added, presumably referring to Imran Khan.
Following a no-confidence vote in Pakistan’s National Assembly, Khan (69) was forced to resign as Prime Minister. As a Union minister and the head of the International Cricket Council, he visited Pakistan many times, according to Pawar.
“Wherever we went, whether, in Lahore or Karachi, we were greeted with open arms. Our cricket team had travelled to Karachi for a match. Players stated their wish to explore the sights surrounding them the day after the game… We went to a restaurant for breakfast, and when we attempted to pay the bill, the proprietor refused to accept payment, claiming that we were their guests, “he stated.
Pawar went on to say that the people of Pakistan are not India’s adversaries. “Those who want to use the (Pakistani) army to play politics and gain power want confrontation,” he continued.
Because the leaders of the liberation fight were unified, Indians could liberate themselves from British domination. If someone tried to instil hate among communities now, everyone would have to join together and teach such individuals a lesson, he added.
