Washington: The United States on Friday once again debunked the myth behind the alleged ‘threat letter‘ that included US conspiracy, according to the narrative of the previous government, behind the ouster of Imran Khan from the prime minister’s office through a no-confidence motion filed by the joint opposition alliance.
While speaking at the daily press briefing, the US Department of State’s Principal Deputy Spokesperson, Jalina Porter, nullified the rumours of alleged US conspiracy behind Khan’s ouster and said the US welcomed the statement of the NSC – National Security Committee.
“There is absolutely no truth to those rumours, so we welcome this statement,” Jalina responded to a question asking her to comment on NSC’s statement.
Talking about the longstanding relations between the two states, Jalina said, “The United States values our longstanding cooperation with Pakistan and has always viewed a strong, prosperous, and democratic Pakistan as critical to US interests.”
No foreign conspiracy against PTI govt: NSC
On Friday, the National Security Committee (NSC) concluded that no foreign conspiracy was hatched against the PTI government during a high-level meeting with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in the chair to discuss the alleged threat letter.
“The telegram received from the Pakistan Embassy in Washington” was discussed in detail during the meeting, while former Pakistani ambassador to Washington Dr Asad Majeed Khan briefed the meeting about the context of his diplomatic cable that carried the alleged threat sent to the PTI government last month by US officials, the statement issued by the NSC read.
“The NSC, after examining the contents of the communication, reaffirmed the decision of the last NSC meeting. The NSC was again informed by the premier security agencies that they have found no evidence of any conspiracy.
“Therefore, the NSC, after reviewing the contents of the communication, the assessment received, and the conclusions presented by the security agencies, concludes that there has been no foreign conspiracy.”
The meeting was attended by the services chiefs and federal ministers. It should be recalled that former premier Khan, who was voted out through a no-confidence motion, had brandished a “threat letter” on March 27 at a public gathering before his ouster claiming that his government had been threatened by the US and the Opposition was involved in the conspiracy.
The PTI has claimed that the Imran Khan government was toppled because of the independent foreign policy and most recently due to the PM’s Russian visit.
