The eleven points of the cipher, which former prime minister (PM) Imran Khan claimed proves the United States’ (US) involvement in toppling of his government three years ago, have been revealed.

 

On March 27, 2022, less than a month before the no-confidence vote against Khan, he waved a letter before a huge crowd at a public rally. He claimed it was a cipher from a foreign nation that had conspired with his political rivals to overthrow the government.

 

He did not reveal the contents of the letter or mentioned the country it came from. However, a few days later, he accused the US of conspiring against him and alleged that Donald Lu had sought his removal.

 

The News quoted sources as saying that one of the points of the cipher pertained to US State Department official Donald Lu complaining that then-PM Khan openly assailed the US administration and supported the Taliban.

 

“Pakistan’s ambassador informed Donald Lu about his transfer to Belgium and mentioned that Lu could not arrange a meeting between Pakistan’s prime minister [Imran Khan] and US President Joe Biden. In response, Donald Lu complained that Pakistan’s PM openly criticised the US administration and supported the Taliban," the report quoted sources as saying.

 

They further quoted Lu as saying that the same had "damaged relations between the two countries, and reviving these ties would take time."

 

"We need to work together to revive relations and normalise ties between the two countries, both now and after the vote of no-confidence," the source quoted him as saying.

 

The conversation points were reportedly recorded when Donald Lu attended a farewell lunch at Pakistan’s embassy in Washington. Three US officials and four Pakistani officials sat at the same table, the report said.

 

According to the report, Pakistan’s ambassador, during said discussion, talked about the relationship between the Pakistani and the US administrations. After the event, the ambassador sent a cipher to the Foreign Office summarising an 11-point discussion with Lu, the source was quoted as saying.

 

Other points focused on trade and illegal immigration, the report said. For instance, it added, one point mentioned Lu discussing the reasons behind Pakistan’s low rice export volume to the US that year.