Senior Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN) leader Rana Sanaullah on Thursday said that there is nothing new in a foreign media outlet’s story about the American cipher, which includes allegations by former Prime Minister Imran Khan. It was claimed to be justified that they were removed under US pressure.
“Although there is nothing new in this story, an investigation is needed to prove the authenticity of the information or source document,” Sanaullah said after The Intercept claimed to have obtained the classified document last March. is the center of controversy. The year
However, the American publication said it was unable to verify the document and verify its contents.
The report came just as the National Assembly was dissolved, leading to an election process without the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman, who was disqualified for five years on corruption charges. was declared.
“Possibly, this is a very nefarious, treacherous and seditious act,” Sanaullah said in a series of tweets.
The interior minister reminded people that Khan, who was ousted by a no-confidence motion he claimed was backed by the US, had a copy of the cable.
“It should not be forgotten that Imran Khan Niazi had a copy of the cipher, which he has not returned and has admitted (on record) that he misplaced or lost it.”
“If found guilty, Khan should be prosecuted under the Official Secrets Act,” the former home minister added.
US responds.
Meanwhile, State Department spokesman Matthew Miller, responding to a question during a press briefing in Washington, said he could not confirm the authenticity of the document.
“It is said to be a Pakistani document. I cannot speak to whether it is an original Pakistani document or not,” the spokesperson said.
“With regard to the comments that were reported, I will not speak to private diplomatic exchanges, other than to say that if those comments were true as reported, they are by no means apparent. America will decide who the leader of Pakistan should be.
Miller added that the United States had privately and publicly expressed its concern to the Pakistani government about then-Prime Minister Khan’s visit to Moscow on the day of Russia’s attack on Ukraine.
“We have made this concern very clear. But as Pakistan’s former ambassador to the US himself has said, the allegations of the US interfering in internal decisions about Pakistan’s leadership are false. As we say, Done, they are. Liars, they have always been liars, and they remain liars,” he said.
“If you take into context all of the comments that were reported in that purported cable, I think what they show is that the United States government is concerned about these policies. It does what the Prime Minister was taking.”
He reiterated that it was in no way that the US government preferred who should lead Pakistan.
In response to another question, Miller said: “I cannot speak to the veracity of this document.
“Even if those comments were all 100 percent accurate as reported, I don’t know that they are.
As for the follow-up question of how other countries might think when the U.S. weighs — even in this way — that it (the U.S.) is taking a position, Miller added: “I can understand those comments. How can they, number one, be taken out of context, and number two, how would people want them to be taken out of context. may attempt to use which itself has no representative.”
Asked if that was happening in this case too, the spokesperson said: “Many people have taken them out of context for political purposes. I won’t speak to intentions, but I think that’s what’s happening.”
