Both the US State Department and the White House have categorically refuted Prime Minister Imran Khan's allegations that the country tried to dislodge his government.
On Friday, the White House responded to a question about the prime minister's apparent slip-of-the-tongue on Thursday night, in which he outed the United States as the country behind the alleged 'foreign conspiracy'.
White House Communications Director Kate Bedingfield denied the PM's claim, saying "There is absolutely no truth to that allegation."
US State Department Spokesperson Ned Price also denied US involvement in the conspiracy: "We are closely following developments in Pakistan, we respect and support Pakistan’s constitutional process and rule of law".
“However, when it comes to that allegation, there is no truth to it,” he stated.
A day earlier, the State Department responded to an inquiry by Geo News on the matter, saying "Allegations of US involvement in the no-trust motion and ‘threat letter’ to PM Imran Khan are baseless.
During his address to the nation on Thursday night, the prime minister mistakenly named America as the country that sent a ‘threatening’ message to Pakistan. “The message said that Pakistan would be forgiven if the no-trust motion succeeds,” he said.
“We got a message from America on March 8,” he said, and then proceeded to correct himself, saying, “a country..” The PM added that this conspiracy was hatched against his government because Pakistan had been pursuing independent foreign policy.
On Friday, the White House responded to a question about the prime minister's apparent slip-of-the-tongue on Thursday night, in which he outed the United States as the country behind the alleged 'foreign conspiracy'.
White House Communications Director Kate Bedingfield denied the PM's claim, saying "There is absolutely no truth to that allegation."
US State Department Spokesperson Ned Price also denied US involvement in the conspiracy: "We are closely following developments in Pakistan, we respect and support Pakistan’s constitutional process and rule of law".
“However, when it comes to that allegation, there is no truth to it,” he stated.
A day earlier, the State Department responded to an inquiry by Geo News on the matter, saying "Allegations of US involvement in the no-trust motion and ‘threat letter’ to PM Imran Khan are baseless.
During his address to the nation on Thursday night, the prime minister mistakenly named America as the country that sent a ‘threatening’ message to Pakistan. “The message said that Pakistan would be forgiven if the no-trust motion succeeds,” he said.
“We got a message from America on March 8,” he said, and then proceeded to correct himself, saying, “a country..” The PM added that this conspiracy was hatched against his government because Pakistan had been pursuing independent foreign policy.