Imran Khan meets PM Modi, warns him of 'vested interests' trying to sabotage Indo-Pak talks

New Delhi: Imran Khan, the leader of Pakistan’s Tehreek-e-Insaf Party, Friday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi during which both expressed the hope that the recent developments would lead to closer cooperative ties between the two countries. Khan said on Friday night that he told Modi to expect sabotage by “vested interests” but stressed that talks between India and Pakistan should go on “uninterrupted”. “I told Prime Minsiter Modi that there would be elements who will try to derail the talks process. Will try to sabotage it. But he should resolve to carry forward the talks and not stop,” Khan said addressing Agenda AajTak. [caption id=“attachment_2542628” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  Imran Khan meets PM Narendra Modi. Image courtesy: Twitter/@MEAIndia[/caption] He said the leaderships of both the countries should explain to the people the dividends of peace. Khan said he had a very cordial and relaxed talks with Modi. “I have met and spoken to so many prime ministers and leaders. But I rarely had such relaxed talks as I had with Modi,” he said. The Pakistani politician added that he was “hopeful” and “positive” about the final outcome of the Indo-Pak talks. Stressing that Kashmir is “doable”, Khan referred to the progress made on the issue between former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the then Pakistani President Gen (Retd) Pervez Musharraf. India and Pakistan had on Wednesday broken the ice in bilateral ties when they decided to have a comprehensive dialogue during the visit of External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj to Islamabad. Khan stressed on the economic advantage of having a peaceful state of affairs between the two countries. He said there is a consensus among the political leadership in Pakistan that talks with India should happen. Seeking to refute assertions that the military is the real master in Pakistan, Khan said that even the military is on board. He ruled out any scope of a coup or martial law in his country. Despite playing with a straight bat on various issues, Khan ducked questions on LeT founder Hafiz Saeed and underworld don Dawood Ibrahim very skillfully. Meanwhile, the PMO released a statement saying, “At his request, Khan, who is also Member of Parliament in Pakistan, called on the Prime Minister. In the courtesy call, they welcomed the recent developments in bilateral relations and expressed the hope that these would lead to closer cooperative ties between the two countries.” PTI