US says “there was never any truth” in Jan’s claim of a “conspiracy” to remove him from power in Pakistan

The former Pakistani prime minister recently stepped back from his accusations against Washington

November 17 (EUROPA PRESS) –

The United States government has stressed that “there was never any truth” in the accusations of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan about an alleged “conspiracy” led by Washington to remove him from power, days after he reversed his claims after months insisting on their complaints.

“There has been a small step back (by Jan),” said Vedant Patel, one of the spokesmen for the State Department. “As we have said previously, there is not and never has been any truth to these allegations,” he said.

Thus, he has emphasized that “the United States values ​​long-standing cooperation with Pakistan and has always viewed a prosperous and democratic Pakistan as key to US interests.” “That remains unchanged,” Patel stressed.

“We do not have a position or a political candidate from one party against others. We support the peaceful respect of democratic, constitutional and legal principles. We will not allow propaganda and misinformation to get in the way of a bilateral relationship,” he stressed.

Jan maintained in an interview published over the weekend by the ‘Financial Times’ newspaper that he no longer “blames” Washington for the motion of no confidence that removed him from power in April, before indicating that it is something that he “has left behind”. . Likewise, she stressed that she wants a “dignified” relationship between the two countries.

In response, the Pakistani government said the former prime minister will have to answer for his change of heart. In this sense, the Information Minister, Marriyum Aurangzeb, stressed that Jan “will have to give an answer for a narrative from which lies and chaos were spread in the country.”

Jan, who in the weeks before and after the vote of no confidence against him accused the United States of leading a plot to remove him from power, has called for demonstrations demanding early elections. During one of these protests, he survived an assassination attempt after being shot multiple times in the leg.

The leader of the Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) party, who became the first Pakistani leader to be ousted in a vote of no confidence, was disqualified at the end of October by the electoral commission for failing to declare the money from the sale. gifts and presents received by international leaders when he was in charge of the Government.

His departure from office was followed by growing political tension marked by turncoat scandals and massive protests for and against the prime minister, denounced by the opposition alliance of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (MDP) as a “puppet” of the Army. The Armed Forces are considered the most powerful establishment in Pakistan since its independence from the British Raj in 1947.