ISLAMABAD: The US has responded to Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's claims that the US was working with Islamabad's opposition leaders to depose him through a no-confidence vote, which is expected to be held on April 3.
Meanwhile, Pakistan called the US Charge Subordinate Diplomat in Islamabad to submit a strong demarche over the US attempt to meddle in Pakistan's domestic affairs and the use of threatening language by one of its senior diplomats.
On Thursday, Khan identified the United States, though he swiftly clarified that he didn't wish to name any other country. The US State Department and the White House have both stated that Khan's allegations are "completely false."
"The Prime Minister of Pakistan accused the US of conspiring with the opposition to remove him," a reporter asked White House spokeswoman Kate Bedingfield. "That claim is completely false," Bedingfield responded. Separately, State Department spokesman Ned Price stated that Khan's claims were false.
"We're keeping a careful eye on what's going on in Pakistan. That is something we respect. Pakistan's constitutional process and rule of law have our backing. However, there is no truth to those charges." Meanwhile, as resolved at the National Security Committee meeting on Thursday, the Pakistan Foreign Office summoned the US Charge d'Affaires in Islamabad and lodged a stern demarche.
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