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40 militant organizations were operating in Pakistan, says Imran Khan

Revealing that 40 militant groups were operating in Pakistan, particularly in the last 15 years , Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Tuesday, that the successive governments did not disclose it to the allies, reported NDTV.

“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.

Khan was addressing a Capitol Hill reception hosted by Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, Chairperson of the Congressional Pakistan Caucus. He explained to the lawmakers that part of the reason for not disclosing the truth was because Pakistani governments were not in control.

“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. But we joined the US war. Unfortunately, when things went wrong, where I blame my government, we did not tell the US exactly the truth on the ground,” Khan said.

 

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