Dr M: Islamic nations are too dependent on developed countries


Dr Mahathir inspects a guard of honour at Pakistan's prime minister Imran Khan's official residence on in Islamabad on March 22, 2019. – Bernama

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (Bernama): The over-reliance of Islamic countries on developed nations has made them fearful of protesting against any wrongful actions by Western countries, says Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

He said that because of this, they had to abide by what the Western countries did.

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