US Prefers India, Finds Pak Useful Only To Settle "Afghan Mess": Imran Khan

"Pakistan is just considered only to be useful in the context of somehow settling this mess which has been left behind after 20 years of trying to find a military solution when there was not one," Imran Khan told foreign journalists at his home in Islamabad on Wednesday.

Taking a jab at the US, Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that Washington sees Pakistan as "useful" only for clearing the "mess" it has left behind in Afghanistan after 20 years of fighting and prefers India when it comes to forming a "strategic partnership". Afghanistan has seen an uptick in violence by the Taliban after US President Joe Biden's announcement of the withdrawal of American and NATO troops by August 31. "Pakistan is just considered only to be useful in the context of somehow settling this mess which has been left behind after 20 years of trying to find a military solution when there was not one," Imran Khan told foreign journalists at his home in Islamabad on Wednesday. Imran Khan said that since the US decided to have a "strategic partnership" with India, Washington was treating Pakistan differently, according to a journalist present at the meeting, reported news agency Press Trust of India.