*MOSCOW: Russian foreign ministry spoke for the first time since PM ImranKhan accused US of backing a move to oust him and said that all thedevelopments before and after Pakistan PM’s Russia visit point to the factthat United States decided to “punish disobedient” Imran Khan for notcanceling his February visit to the country.*
According to BBClink,the Russian foreign ministry, in a statement, said that when PM Imran Khanwas about to visit Moscow in Feb 2022, the US and its allies werepressuring the Pakistan PM to cancel the visit ahead of Ukraine war.
The statement further says that the US Assistant Secretary of State forSouth and Central Asian Affairs summoned Pakistan Ambassador to US AsadMajeed Khan and pressured him to to cancel the visit but the pressure wasrejected and Imran Khan continued with his plans.
“Suddenly, a number of Pakistan PM’s MNAs joined the opposition and ano-confidence motion was filed against him,” reads the statement accordingto the media house.
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The Russian foreign ministry referred to reports in Pakistani media aboutthe threat memo and said that this proves that US made a “shameful” attemptto interfere in Pakistan’s internal affairs to punish “disobedient” ImranKhan.
