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ISLAMABAD: A day after declining to participate in President Joe Biden’s democracy summit, Pakistan PM Imran Khan said on Thursday that his country desired not to become part of any political bloc but instead wanted to play a role in bridging gaps between the US and China. “The situation is going towards a new Cold War and blocs are forming. Pakistan should try its best to stop the formation of these blocs because we should not become a part of any bloc,” Khan said while addressing the Islamabad Conclave 2021.
The US invitation to the virtual democracy summit had put Pakistan in a difficult situation as Washington had invited Taiwan, instead of Beijing, to represent China. Islamabad could not risk upsetting China, its closest ally.
Moving to regional challenges, Khan said the biggest problem keeping South Asia hostage was the “Kashmir issue”. He said his government had reached out to India for peace but did not get apositive response.
Meanwhile, Pakistan NSA Moeed Yusuf asserted during a BBC interview that the country has not offered any military bases to China in the strategic Gwadar port. “There are economic bases of China in Pakistan, where any country in the world can invest…the same were also offered to US, Russia and the Middle East. We are open to all countries.”