ISLAMABAD:
The United States is “closely” monitoring the situation in Pakistan also supports the country’s constitutional process, a State Department spokesman said. on Thursday.
He was answering a question about Prime Minister Imran Khan’s claim that a “foreign country” was at work. with opposition to oust him government.
“Well, we are closely following the development in Pakistan and we respect (and) we support Constitutional process of Pakistan and rule of law,” spokesman Ned Price said. in reply to a question at his daily press briefing.
“But he added”When it comes to these claims, no truth them.”
development came when Prime Minister Imran Khan accused the United States of intervention in Pakistan politics as the National Assembly adopts up there is no oppositionconfidence motion on Sunday. No Prime Minister of Pakistan has ever seen out but full terma Imran facing the biggest challenge to his rule since elected in 2018, with opponents blaming him of economic mismanagement and foreign policy bungling.
Wrestling for his political life prime minister addressed the nation late on Thursday, appears to have made a mistake when he named the United States as the origin of “message”, he said, was indicative of interference in Pakistan affairs.
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“America — oh, not America, but a foreign country that I cannot name. I mean, we received a message from a foreign country,” he said.
Meanwhile, the same question was asked at a White House press briefing, with communications director Kate Bedingfield saying, “There is absolutely no truth to this accusation.
Country National Security Committee highest security forum, expressed serious concern about the report from the country and called language used by foreign official as “undiplomatic”.
“The committee concluded that the communication amounted to egregious interference in interior affairs of Pakistan by country in question unacceptable under any circumstances.
“The committee decided issue strong demarche of both in Islamabad and in national capital through proper channels in preservation with diplomatic norms”, a statement published at the end of of This is stated at a meeting of the National Security Council.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan on On Thursday, he said that “the necessary demarches were made through diplomatic channels,” as previously decided in National Security Committee
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