Prime Minister Imran Khan while responding to the discussion about mosques being closed in other Muslim countries but remaining open in Pakistan has said that "we are an independent nation".

"I felt very bad when I saw police beating up people. Ramazan is a month of worship, people want to go to mosques.

"Do we forcefully tell them to not go to mosques? And if they go, will the police put worshippers in jail? This does not happen in an independent nation."