據路透社6日報道，巴基斯坦總理伊姆蘭·汗對駐伊斯蘭堡的西方外交官進行了猛烈抨擊，後者上周呼籲巴基斯坦譴責俄羅斯在烏克蘭的特別軍事行動，並質問他們是否認為巴基斯坦是他們的“奴隸”。
Are we your slaves? Imran Khan
伊姆蘭·汗在一次政治活動上發言回應說：“你們覺得我們是什麽？是你們的奴隸嗎？你們說什麽，我們就做什麽？”
俄衛星通訊社介紹，當聯合國大會投票通過一項決議，譴責俄羅斯對烏克蘭開展“非軍事化”和“去納粹化”的特別軍事行動時，巴基斯坦投了棄權票，與此同時，巴基斯坦的地區政治對手印度也投了棄權票。
伊姆蘭·汗說：“我想問問歐盟國家的大使們：你給印度寫過這樣一封信嗎？”
據報道，伊姆蘭·汗還表示，歐洲國家仍然未就克什米爾問題譴責印度。這位總理還補充說，巴基斯坦因為曾對阿富汗動武的北約軍事聯盟提供過協助而遭受苦難，然而巴基斯坦非但沒有得到感謝，反而遭受譴責。
俄衛星通訊社指出，伊姆蘭·汗及其政府的代表團在2月下旬訪問莫斯科，當時正值俄羅斯對烏克蘭采取特別軍事行動宣布前不久，並在軍事行動啟動幾小時後，伊姆蘭·汗會見了俄羅斯總統普京，因此受到西方媒體批評。
然而，據報道，伊姆蘭·汗周日表示，巴基斯坦“是俄羅斯的朋友，我們也是美國的朋友；我們也是中國和歐洲的朋友；我們不屬於任何陣營。”他接著說，巴基斯坦將保持“中立”，並與那些致力於結束俄烏衝突的國家合作。
據報道，上周五，巴基斯坦外交部發言人在新聞發布會上表示，特使發出公開請求（如信件）是“不常見的外交慣例”，“我們已經表明了這一點”。他補充說：“我們注意到了這一點，在隨後與一些大使的會晤中，我們表達了我們的擔憂，因為正如我所說的那樣，外交不應該以這種方式進行，我認為他們已經意識到了這一點。”。
俄衛星通訊社報道提到，在推特上分享聯合聲明的一些歐洲特使在一段時間後刪除了這些推文。
"Are We Your Slaves?" Pak PM Slams Western Envoys' Joint Letter On Russia
Imran Khan's remark came after the heads of 22 diplomatic missions released a joint letter urging Pakistan to support a resolution at the UN condemning Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
WorldReutersUpdated: March 06, 2022 11:56 pm IST
Imran Khan said Pakistan will work with those trying to end the war in Ukraine. (File)
Islamabad:
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan hit out on Sunday at Islamabad-based Western envoys who last week urged Pakistan to condemn Russia's actions in Ukraine, asking them if they thought Pakistan was their "slave".
The heads of 22 diplomatic missions, including those of European Union member states, released a joint letter on March 1 urging Pakistan to support a resolution in the United Nations General Assembly condemning Russia's aggression against Ukraine.
The move to release the letter publicly was rare.
"What do you think of us? Are we your slaves...that whatever you say, we will do?" Imran Khan said while addressing a political rally.
In the event, Pakistan, a traditional ally of the West, abstained from voting as the UN General Assembly overwhelmingly reprimanded Russia for invading Ukraine.
"I want to ask the European Union ambassadors: Did you write such a letter to India?" Imran Khan said, noting that Pakistan's arch-rival had also abstained.
He said Pakistan had suffered because it had supported the Western NATO alliance in Afghanistan, and instead of gratitude faced criticism.
Khan and his government found themselves in the spotlight after he went ahead with a visit to Moscow in late February as fears of an invasion were growing, and met Vladimir Putin a few hours after the Russian president had ordered his troops into Ukraine.
"We are friends with Russia, and we are also friends with America; we are friends with China and with Europe; we are not in any camp," Khan added, saying Pakistan would remain "neutral" and work with those trying to end the war in Ukraine.
3CommentsOn Friday, a Pakistani foreign office spokesman said it was "not usual diplomatic practice" for envoys to make appeals such as their letter public, "and we have made that clear".
