All the fears of PM Imran Khan have started to come true. The name of the American official who threatened the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government has come to light. US Assistant Secretary of State Donald Lu has not denied Pakistani allegations of threatening the Imran Khan government.
An Indian newspaper reporter asked Donald Lu, a visiting US official in India, “Let me go to other countries in the region, let’s start with Pakistan. Imran Khan thinks you have talked to the Pakistani ambassador in US.” He said that if Imran Khan survived the no-confidence motion, Pakistan’s problems would increase and the United States would not forgive Pakistan. What do you say?
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Donald Lu, a US official in India, did not deny the Pakistani allegations. On the contrary, in response to the question, he said, “We are watching the progress in Pakistan closely and we respect and support Pakistan’s constitutional process and rule of law.”
The Indian journalist asked again. Did you talk?
“I have only answer to that question,” said Assistant Secretary of United States Donald Lu.
News 360 sources said that the decision to disqualify PM Imran Khan was taken after a meeting of the US National Security Committee (NSC) chaired by Joe Biden. The ambassador was informed of the decision.”
News 360 sources said that Pakistan’s Defense Attach and Deputy Chief of Mission were also present at the meeting.
The last question asked by an Indian newspaper reporter was “Will relations between Delhi and Washington deteriorate further over differences over Russia’s invasion or will India-US relations remain strong?”
“I think we will see the evidence, but our relationship is very strong and moving forward,” said Assistant Secretary of United States Donald Lu.
US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu recently visited neighboring India.
Donald Lu has served as US Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan and Albania.
The US Assistant Secretary of State has also served at the US Embassy in New Delhi on two separate occasions.