Islamabad, Jan 13 (AP) Famed cricketer turned politicianImran Khan says meeting US President Donald Trump would be a"bitter pill" to swallow should he become Pakistan's primeminister in elections later this year, but added "I would meethim."In a press briefing today, Khan, who has an internationalreputation as a ladies man and at home is seen more as areligious conservative, said he has been a staunch opponent ofPakistan's participation in the war on terror since it beganin 2001 following the 9/11 attacks on the US.
"Pakistan had nothing to do with it," he said, adding hesupported co-operation with the United States but not co-opting Pakistan's military into a ground battle with its ownpeople in the tribal regions that border Afghanistan and whereAfghan insurgents hide. (AP)MRJ.
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