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The United States denied claims of any specific message being conveyed to Pakistan’s then-ambassador to the US on Wednesday, amid Pakistan’s political turmoil and the uproar over the claimed ‘foreign conspiracy letter.’
According to the country’s Joe Biden-led government, no US government agency has written to Pakistan about the current political scenario.
According to Pakistani newspaper Dawn, a State Department spokeswoman said, “there is no truth to these allegations” regarding the supposed “letter” and “US involvement in a no-confidence move against Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan.”
Imran Khan shared some details of the “foreign conspiracy letter” with senior journalists and cabinet members on Wednesday, claiming that the document was genuine and that a foreign conspiracy was afoot to depose him, touting the Opposition’s no-confidence motion against him as proof of a “foreign-funded” attempt to depose his government.
According to certain media accounts, Ambassador Asad Mujeed received the ‘foreign-conspiracy’ letter after meeting with Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, Donald Lu.
The letter could be a Pakistani diplomat’s rewrite of a diplomatic cable from Washington.
The contents of the letter appear to be based on informal discussions between Pakistani and other officials, according to a source who spoke to Dawn.
“If the contents are correct, they show a group of friendly officials from several countries debating and questioning loudly. Please stop now.” The source claims that:
“The goal of these cables is to keep your government up to date. There’s no evidence of a plot against a country or a person “Another diplomatic source confirmed this.
Masood Khan has been appointed as Pakistan’s next ambassador to the United States, while Ambassador Majeed has been transferred to Brussels to begin his new duty.
The government resolved yesterday in a special cabinet meeting convened by Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan to discuss the ‘foreign-conspiracy’ letter with the National Security Committee, where Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi would brief the Committee in an in-camera session about the letter.
Apart from that, the letter was read out on a teleprompter to federal ministers during a special cabinet meeting convened by Imran Khan, according to ARY News, citing sources.
Imran Khan further stated that the ‘foreign-funded conspiracy’ letter will be shared with leading journalists and allies. At the launch of e-passport services in Islamabad, he stated, “The letter will reveal the elements who are conspiring against the country from abroad.”
The proceedings in the National Assembly were deferred until today after a no-confidence motion against Imran Khan’s administration was tabled with a total of 161 votes in favour.
On March 8, opposition parties filed a motion of no confidence in the government. Because some PTI allies have come out openly against Imran Khan, the opposition is certain that its resolution will be approved.
