By Sandra Loyd
pakistan late on On Thursday evening filed a formal protest with United States over threatening letter that warned of dire consequences if the opposition does notconfidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan failed.
Acting U.S. Envoy in Islamabad summoned to the Foreign Ministry over threatening letter, hours after the top of the country decision- production body on national security concerns over in issue during a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs official confirmed that the demarche was also handed over over Acting U.S. Envoy, adding that the U.S. had reported that use of so undiplomatic language was unacceptable, official said.
“How did you decide in meeting of the National Security Committee on On March 31, 2022, the necessary demarches were made through diplomatic channels,” the Foreign Ministry spokesman said. in statement in early hours of Friday.
decision in hand over the demarche to the United States was made during a meeting of the National Security Council, which was also with the participation of federal ministers for protection, energy, informationinterior, finance, human rights and planning, except for the chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff of Staff committee, heads of services, national security advisor and senior officers.
NSC meeting was convened against background of alleged “foreign-funded conspiracy” against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government. Presence of the alleged conspiracy was founded on diplomatic cable from the Ambassador of Pakistan in Earlier this month, Washington wrote to the Foreign Office.
secret memo contains minutes of Meeting of the Pakistani envoy with the American official. According to the government of the United States official sent a threatening message stating that if vote of No-confidence failed, the country would have to face consequences.
Prime Minister Imran, in televised address to the nation on Thursday insisted that some foreign power wanted see him exiled because he pursued an independent foreign policy.
An information leaflet issued by the Prime Minister’s Office states that national the security adviser briefed the committee on official communication of but senior official of foreign country to the ambassador of Pakistan in specified country in official meeting, which was duly conveyed by the ambassador to the ministry of Foreign affairs.
The Committee expressed serious concern about the communication, calling language used by foreign official undiplomatic. The Committee concluded that the communication constituted egregious interference in interior affairs of Pakistan by country in question unacceptable under any circumstances.
The committee agreed that Pakistan issue strong demarche to the country in question of both in Islamabad and in the capital of the country through the proper channel in preservation with diplomatic rules.
participants also approved decision taken in in special cabinet meeting on Wednesday presided over by Prime Minister Imran parliament in confidence across in-camera briefing of National Security Committee of Parliament.
However, the KNB did not say whether the letter was a conspiracy. against sedentary government and did not assume that the opposition parties were part of of plan. Did not have decision or order an investigation to examine the contradiction.
Observers say this may be an attempt to downplay the conspiracy element. on part of in military leadership, which at first was unwilling to take the matter seriously. in official statement, the NSS feared that a protest would be filed with this foreign country holds with diplomatic rules.
This indicates that Pakistan is unlikely to take any tough action. steps except for the US demarche.
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