The US State Department has once again denied Prime Minister Imran Khan’s allegations that the US government was involved in his possible ouster via a no-confidence motion.
Jalina Porter, the State Department’s Deputy Spokesperson, was asked by a reporter whether the Prime Minister had reiterated the allegations and informed his country that the US encouraged the no-confidence vote, claiming to have a cable to prove it.
Jalina Porter, the State Department’s Deputy Spokesperson, responded, “Let me state unequivocally that there is no truth to these allegations. Naturally, we will continue to monitor these developments and will continue to respect and support Pakistan’s constitutional process and rule of law. However, these allegations are categorically false.”
Prime Minister Imran Khan reiterated in his last night address to the public that he shared the (alleged) letter at the March 27 rally, alleging that it contained details of a foreign conspiracy to destabilize his government.
Imran stated that he desired for the public to see it but was unable to do so because it would “expose Pakistan’s secret code” used for message transmission by missions abroad.
He went into detail about the contents of the cypher, stating that Pakistan’s ambassador to the US met with an American official who advised the prime minister not to visit Russia.
“The ambassador attempted to convince us that [the trip] had already been planned and that consensus had been reached. He (the US official) was aware that a vote of no confidence was imminent. He stated that if Imran Khan is spared, Pakistan will suffer the consequences. “Notice the arrogance in his statement that if the sitting Prime Minister is not removed, Pakistan will suffer,” he added.
