There is no place for terrorists in 'Naya Pakistan' : PM Imran Khan

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday said that Pakistan has no link to Jaish-e-Mohammad, “There is no place for terrorists in Naya Pakistan.”

In an interview with the British newspaper, PM Khan said Islamabad has launched a crackdown against the banned outfits, and added that what is being done right now, has never happened before in Pakistan.

Commenting on the Indian aggression following the Pulwama attack, he said Indian prime minister Narendra Modi nearly brought both countries on the verge of war. India has been gripped by “war hysteria” ahead of the elections there, he continued.

“Anything can happen before the elections in India,” the premier maintained.

PM Imran blamed Narendra Modi’s “anti-Muslim” government and its heavy-handed policies in Indian-occupied Kashmir for the attack.

On country’s crunch economic situation, Prime Minister Imran said Islamabad was “pretty close to an agreement” with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and added that this will be the last time Pakistan will ever have to go to the fund.

The premier strongly turned down claims that Pakistan had become a client state of China and added that it always helped Pakistan in rainy days.

He reiterated that there is no space for the terrorists in Pakistan and denied any connection with JeM.