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Imran Khan says meeting President Donald Trump would be a 'bitter pill' to swallow

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."

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|Jan 14, 2018, 12:12:11 IST
Islamabad: 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."[caption id="attachment_3073522" align="alignleft" width="380"]File image of Imran Khan. Reuters

File image of Imran Khan. Reuters[/caption]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, 12:12:11 IST
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