INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Pakistan did not tell the truth to the United States, in particular in the last 15 years, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said on
Tuesday, adding that there were 40 different terror groups operating in his country."We were fighting the US war on terror
Pakistan has nothing to do with 9/11
Al-Qaeda was in Afghanistan
There were no militant Taliban in Pakistan
Unfortunately, when things went wrong, where I blame my government, we did not tell the US exactly the truth on the ground," Mr Khan said.He
was addressing a Capitol Hill reception hosted by Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, Chairperson of the Congressional Pakistan Caucus
Ms Lee is also a member of the Congressional Caucus on India and Indian-Americans.Part of the reason for this, Imran Khan explained to the
lawmakers, was that the Pakistani governments were not in control."There were 40 different militant groups operating within Pakistan
So Pakistan went through a period where people like us were worried about could we survive it
So while the US expected us to do more and help the US win the war, Pakistan at that time was fighting for its own existence," he said.Mr
Khan said it was very important that he met President Donald Trump and other top American leaders."We have explained to them that the way
forward is: number one, the relationship has to be based on mutual trust," he said, claiming that he would be honest in telling the US what
Pakistan could do in the peace process.Pakistan, Mr Khan said, was trying its best to get the Taliban on the table to start this dialogue
"So far, we have done pretty well," he said and cautioned the US that the process was not going to be easy."Do not expect this to be easy,
because it is a very complicated situation in Afghanistan
But rest assured, we would be trying our best
The whole country is standing behind me
The Pakistan Army, the security forces, all are behind me
We all have one objective and it is exactly the same objective as the US, which is to have a peaceful solution as quickly as possible in
Afghanistan," Mr Khan said.In his last public engagement before winding up his three-day US visit, Imran Khan hoped that the US-Pak
relationship was now at a different level."It was painful for us to watch the mistrust between the two countries," he rued, adding, "We hope
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