The United States is “concerned” over reports coming out of Pakistan in terms of intimidation and voter suppression and is watching the situation “very closely,” Coordinator for Strategic Communications at the National Security Council in the White House John Kirby said.
Jailed former prime minister Imran Khan, who accused Washington of orchestrating ouster of his PTI government, on Thursday sought America’s help through a special message to the US that it should play a role and voice concern about his country’s “rigged” general elections.
After a meeting of party leaders at the Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi on Thursday, PTI leader Asad Qaiser conveyed a message from the former prime minister for the US, which was the highlight of Asad’s presser.
“Imran Khan has given a message that the US should raise its voice against the alleged rigging in elections. He also gave a special message with regard to America that the US had not played their role accordingly,” Asad Qaiser said. Claiming that Imran Khan’s message is that “the US has an opportunity and should keep an eye on rigging in the elections,” Asad Qaiser said, “If they are champions of democracy, then they should voice it if they think the elections in Pakistan were not fair.”
