据路透社6日报道，巴基斯坦总理伊姆兰·汗对驻伊斯兰堡的西方外交官进行了猛烈抨击，后者上周呼吁巴基斯坦谴责俄罗斯在乌克兰的特别军事行动，并质问他们是否认为巴基斯坦是他们的“奴隶”。
Are we your slaves? Imran Khan
伊姆兰·汗在一次政治活动上发言回应说：“你们觉得我们是什么？是你们的奴隶吗？你们说什么，我们就做什么？”
俄卫星通讯社介绍，当联合国大会投票通过一项决议，谴责俄罗斯对乌克兰开展“非军事化”和“去纳粹化”的特别军事行动时，巴基斯坦投了弃权票，与此同时，巴基斯坦的地区政治对手印度也投了弃权票。
伊姆兰·汗说：“我想问问欧盟国家的大使们：你给印度写过这样一封信吗？”
据报道，伊姆兰·汗还表示，欧洲国家仍然未就克什米尔问题谴责印度。这位总理还补充说，巴基斯坦因为曾对阿富汗动武的北约军事联盟提供过协助而遭受苦难，然而巴基斯坦非但没有得到感谢，反而遭受谴责。
俄卫星通讯社指出，伊姆兰·汗及其政府的代表团在2月下旬访问莫斯科，当时正值俄罗斯对乌克兰采取特别军事行动宣布前不久，并在军事行动启动几小时后，伊姆兰·汗会见了俄罗斯总统普京，因此受到西方媒体批评。
然而，据报道，伊姆兰·汗周日表示，巴基斯坦“是俄罗斯的朋友，我们也是美国的朋友；我们也是中国和欧洲的朋友；我们不属于任何阵营。”他接着说，巴基斯坦将保持“中立”，并与那些致力于结束俄乌冲突的国家合作。
据报道，上周五，巴基斯坦外交部发言人在新闻发布会上表示，特使发出公开请求（如信件）是“不常见的外交惯例”，“我们已经表明了这一点”。他补充说：“我们注意到了这一点，在随后与一些大使的会晤中，我们表达了我们的担忧，因为正如我所说的那样，外交不应该以这种方式进行，我认为他们已经意识到了这一点。”。
俄卫星通讯社报道提到，在推特上分享联合声明的一些欧洲特使在一段时间后删除了这些推文。
"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".
