Pakistanis get sacrificed everyday, says Imran Khan on Eidul Azha
Khan was earlier pulled off a New York-bound plane and interrogated about his view on American drone strikes.
ISLAMABAD:
How can Pakistanis celebrate Eid when they themselves get sacrificed everyday, stated Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan at a fundraiser in New York, Express News reported on Saturday.
Khan was earlier pulled off a New York-bound plane by US immigration officials and interrogated about his view on American drone strikes.
Khan was headed to New York to attend a fund raiser organised by his party when he was stopped by US officials in Toronto on Friday, he said.
"I was taken off from plane and interrogated by US Immigration in Canada on my views on drones. My stance is known. Drone attacks must stop," he wrote on Twitter.
Officials from Khan's party said the delay meant he missed his flight and was late for the party fundraising event in New York, but he insisted "nothing will change my stance".
"My stand on drones is very clear. I did not say sorry to them," Khan said after arriving in New York, according to a news channel.
"I still couldn't understand why they did this. The official was questioning me about drones but I think he himself didn't understand what he was talking about," he added.
The US ambassador to Pakistan "knew that I will always oppose the drone attack, then why (did) they issue me visa", he later said at the fund raising event.
Ali Zaidi, a senior party leader demanded "a prompt and thorough inquiry into this sordid episode" and sought "an unconditional apology from the US government".
US officials in Washington declined to comment.
How can Pakistanis celebrate Eid when they themselves get sacrificed everyday, stated Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan at a fundraiser in New York, Express News reported on Saturday.
Khan was earlier pulled off a New York-bound plane by US immigration officials and interrogated about his view on American drone strikes.
Khan was headed to New York to attend a fund raiser organised by his party when he was stopped by US officials in Toronto on Friday, he said.
"I was taken off from plane and interrogated by US Immigration in Canada on my views on drones. My stance is known. Drone attacks must stop," he wrote on Twitter.
Officials from Khan's party said the delay meant he missed his flight and was late for the party fundraising event in New York, but he insisted "nothing will change my stance".
"My stand on drones is very clear. I did not say sorry to them," Khan said after arriving in New York, according to a news channel.
"I still couldn't understand why they did this. The official was questioning me about drones but I think he himself didn't understand what he was talking about," he added.
The US ambassador to Pakistan "knew that I will always oppose the drone attack, then why (did) they issue me visa", he later said at the fund raising event.
Ali Zaidi, a senior party leader demanded "a prompt and thorough inquiry into this sordid episode" and sought "an unconditional apology from the US government".
US officials in Washington declined to comment.