The Pakistanis, who have recieved hundreds of millions of dollars of aid from the US over the last 10 years alone, have made it clear they welcome the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan and see in it a strong ally that could potentially help them take Kashmir once and for all from India.
‘Taliban with us to free Kashmir from India’: Pak govt leader on TV news debate | Latest News India
From www.hindustantimes.com
2021-08-24 15:40:23
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A leader of Pakistan’s ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government has said that the Taliban would help the country in ‘liberating’ Kashmir from India. Speaking at a television news debate, PTI leader Neelam Irshad Sheikh said, “Taliban have said that they are with us and they will help us in [liberating] Kashmir.”
The clip of the video that was retweeted by Pakistani journalist and former ambassador to US, Hussain Haqqani, has surfaced online and was recirculated by news agency ANI.
In the video, the news anchor repeatedly asks Sheikh about the source of her information, even wondering at one point if she read about such a declaration by the Taliban on WhatsApp.
“Madam, do you realise what you have said. You have no idea what you just said. This show will air around the world; it will be viewed in India as well,” the news anchor asks the PTI leader.
However, Sheikh emphasises on her statement that Pakistan has the strength of its Army as well as the leadership of…
