Imran Khan had claimed that a threatening letter was sent to the Ministry of External Affairs.
Washington:
The United States on Thursday rejected allegations made by Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan regarding Washington’s role in an alleged “foreign conspiracy” to oust him from power.
“There is no truth to these allegations. We are closely following developments in Pakistan. We respect and support Pakistan’s constitutional process and rule of law,” a US State Department spokesperson told ANI.
Pakistan’s prime minister today reiterated his claims of a ‘foreign conspiracy’ in the country, saying a foreign nation is trying to oust him over “independent” foreign policy choices made by him.
Addressing the people of Pakistan ahead of the no-confidence motion, Imran claimed that a foreign nation sent a message that Imran Khan needs to be removed or else the country will have to face the consequences.
“The United States”, Imran Khan said with a slip of tongue and then added that “a foreign country” had sent a “threatening memorandum” that was against the Pakistani nation.
“On or before March 8th, America sent us…not America but a foreign country sent us a message. That’s the reason I’m talking about this…so for a free country Message to receive… It is against me and the country.”
Imran Khan said that the memo was against him, not against the government. It said that if the no-confidence motion is passed, then Pakistan will be pardoned, if it is not done then there will be consequences.
Pakistan’s prime minister had earlier shared the contents of a secret letter that was in the news last week when he told a public meeting that his government had received threats from abroad.
Imran Khan had claimed that a threatening letter was sent to the Ministry of External Affairs.
Pakistan media reports said the letter is a word-by-word transcript of conversations between diplomats from Pakistan and the other country, sent to Pakistan’s foreign ministry.
Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari today said that Imran Khan has “nowhere to walk” less than an hour after Pakistan’s National Assembly was adjourned.
The remarks came after the Pakistan National Assembly was adjourned till April 3. The session was held with the presence of over 172 members of the opposition bench.
During a press conference, Bilawal said that Imran Khan again used the Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan Asad Qaiser to adjourn the proceedings of the no-confidence motion.
“Today we have proved by presenting 175 MPs in Parliament that Imran Khan has no place to run,” he said. “Now we have majority, no safe way (for Imran Khan), no face-saving way and no backdoor,” he said.
The PPP chairman suggested that there is only one “honorable” way out for Imran Khan: to resign to end the political crisis in the country.
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