Rejected: White House says they have nothing to do with Khan’s allegation of a US-backed ‘foreign conspiracy’
The White House has rejected Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan’s allegations of the United States government’s involvement in a plot to remove him.
Responding to media questions regarding the issue, White House Communications Director Kate Bedingfield said, “There is absolutely no truth to the allegation.”
Thank you PM IK for making a mockery of an entire nation and further isolating the country 😑 pic.twitter.com/CzDfpVMtEX
— Nighat Dad (@nighatdad) April 1, 2022
US Department of State Spokesperson Ned Price said, “We are closely following developments in Pakistan. We respect and support Pakistan’s constitutional process and the rule of law. But when it comes to those allegations, there is no truth to them.”
US State Department rejects allegation by PM Imran Khan that the Biden administration threatened him. ‘There’s no truth to those allegations.’ #AbsolutelyNot #AbsolutelyYes pic.twitter.com/Iigh9O8FDo
— Murtaza Ali Shah (@MurtazaViews) March 31, 2022
On Thursday evening, PM Khan named the US as the country that threatened to remove him in a live address.