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Meeting Donald Trump would be 'bitter pill' to swallow: Imran Khan

I was a staunch opponent of Pakistan's participation in the war on terror since it began in 2001 following the 9/11 attacks on the US, says Imran Khan

Pakistan's opposition leader Imran Khan speaks to the media | File Photo: PTI
Pakistan's opposition leader Imran Khan speaks to the media | Photo: PTI
AP | PTI Islamabad
Last Updated : Jan 14 2018 | 2:49 PM IST
Famed cricketer turned politician Imran Khan says meeting US President Donald Trump would be a "bitter pill" to swallow should he become Pakistan's prime minister in elections later this year, but added "I would meet him."

In a press briefing on Sunday, Khan, who has an international reputation as a ladies man and at home is seen more as a religious conservative, said he has been a staunch opponent of Pakistan's participation in the war on terror since it began in 2001 following the 9/11 attacks on the US.

"Pakistan had nothing to do with it," he said, adding he supported co-operation with the United States but not co- opting Pakistan's military into a ground battle with its own people in the tribal regions that border Afghanistan and where Afghan insurgents hide.

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First Published: Jan 14 2018 | 2:49 PM IST

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