US anticipates deal with new PM Shehbaz Sharif; says ties with Pakistan ‘vital’
WASHINGTON: The United States has said that it was looking forward to dealing with Pakistan‘s new government led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, as it once again refuted ousted premier Imran Khan‘s claims of America’s function in falling his federal government.
Pakistan’s relations with the United States have been lukewarm, especially under the Biden administration. The ties touched a new low after 69-year-old Khan, who was ousted last week through a Parliament vote, implicated the US of conspiring to topple his government. The United States federal government has candidly rejected the allegations.
“We’ve congratulated Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on his election by the Pakistani parliament, and we look forward to working with him and his government,” State Department Spokesperson Ned Rate informed press reporters at his everyday press conference on Thursday.
Price said for practically 75 years, the relationship in between the United States and Pakistan has been “an essential one”.
“We look forward to continuing that deal with Pakistan’s government to promote peace and prosperity in Pakistan and the broader region,” he said.
A day previously, Secretary of State Antony Blinken praised Sharif and stated the US values the bilateral relationship and is looking forward to continuing the long-standing cooperation, signalling Washington’s intent to improve ties with Islamabad under the brand-new regime.
Reacting to a question on Imran Khan’s claims of the US role in overthrowing his federal government with the aid of the Opposition celebrations, Cost said there is “no reality” in it.
“Our message has actually been clear and constant on this. There is no reality whatsoever to the accusations that have actually been put forward. We support the serene maintaining of constitutional and democratic principles, consisting of respect for human rights. We do not support, whether it’s in Pakistan or anywhere else all over the world, one political party over another,” he said.
The US has rebutted Khan’s allegations numerous times earlier likewise.
“We support more comprehensive principles, including the rule of law and equivalent justice under the law,” Rate said.
A day previously, supporters of Khan arranged anti-US demonstrations in Washington DC. They assaulted a Pakistani-American journalist and few neighborhood members as they continue to implicate the United States of playing a function in the regime change.
Khan had actually declared that Donald Lu, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs in the Department of State, was associated with the “foreign conspiracy” to fall his federal government.
Price said the US concurs with the evaluation of the Pakistan military which said that it has no proof to suggest that the Biden administration had actually threatened or was associated with any conspiracy, looking for the ouster of the Imran Khan’s federal government.
Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) – the media waing of Pakistan’s army – Director-General Major General Babar Iftikhar on Thursday said that the word “conspiracy” was not used in the statement released after a conference of the National Security Committee assembled last month to talk about a questionable letter, which according to then prime minister Khan threatened to topple his government.
The effective Pakistan Army, which has ruled the coup-prone country for over half of its 73 plus years of presence, has hitherto wielded considerable power in the matters of security and diplomacy.
Khan had actually displayed a ‘hazard letter’ on March 27 at a public gathering prior to his ouster claiming that his government had actually been threatened by the US federal government and opposition were involved in a conspiracy to fall him.
Released at Fri, 15 Apr 2022 07:40:51 +0000
