The US government officially denied any role in the no-trust motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan, claiming that the suspicions of US involvement are unfounded.
The US government responded forcefully after Prime Minister Imran Khan displayed a letter during a power show at D-chowk on Sunday, claiming that it contained evidence of a foreign plot against him and that the Opposition’s no-trust motion is also part of this foreign plot to destabilize his government.
The gist of the premier’s ‘threat letter’ was also shared with senior media on Wednesday. Meanwhile, PTI leader Faisal Vawda alleged that a “plan to murder Prime Minister Imran Khan” is being hatched.
In response to an inquiry from Geo News about the ‘threat letter,’ the US State Department unequivocally denied any role in the no-confidence move against Prime Minister Imran Khan.
“Allegations of US involvement in the no-trust motion and ‘threat letter’ to Prime Minister Imran Khan are unfounded,” the State Department said.
The US government, on the other hand, is monitoring Pakistan’s political situation and supports the rule of law in the country, according to the State Department.
In response to the question of a no-trust motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan, the US State Department stated that it respects Pakistan’s constitutional process.
PM Imran Khan believes a “foreign hand” is driving efforts to destabilize his government.
During one of the PTI’s “largest” rallies in its history, held at the Parade Ground in Islamabad, the premier displayed a letter to the crowd, claiming that he has “written evidence” that “money has been coming in from abroad,” while “some of our people are being utilized to overturn the government.”
For months, he continued, “plotting and scheming are being carried out to influence Pakistan’s foreign policy from outside.”
A diplomat’s perspective on a ‘threat letter’
According to Abdul Basit, a former high commissioner to India, state authorities issuing such threats to ambassadors are unheard of.
“Incidents when state leaders advise ambassadors that if a country’s administration is not sent packing has never been heard before,” he said.
Basit, the former ambassador of Pakistan to Germany, stated in an interview that “important subjects of foreign policies should not be discussed in public.”
He stated that the memo referred to by the prime minister most likely contains the minutes of the meeting between US officials and a Pakistani ambassador and that the letter may also include the diplomat’s estimate of the future.
