US state department breaks silence over visit of congresswoman Ilhan Omar to Pakistan

US state department breaks silence over visit of congresswoman Ilhan Omar to Pakistan

*WASHINGTON: US State Department Spokesperson Ned Price on Friday made it clear that Congresswoman Ilhan Omar is not visiting Pakistan on a US govt-sponsored travel. *

Answering a question by ARY News’ Correspondent Jahanzaib Ali, link the US State Department spokesperson said that Ilhan Omar is not visiting Pakistan on US Government-sponsored travel and questions regarding this visit can only be answered by her office. - Advertisement - Unmute

The ARY News correspondent had asked Ned Price if Ilhan Omar is representing Biden administration for at a time when Imran Khan is blaming USfor his ouster from PM’s office, his close associates are terming Congresswoman’s meeting with him as United States’ effort to clear the air with the PTI chief.

It is pertinent to note here that Ilhan Omar not only met PTI chief Imran Khan but also President Arif Alvi, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, lawmakers and Azad Jammu and Kashmir President Barrister Sultan Mahmood Chaudhry.