ISLAMABAD: Terming the terrorism case against PTI Chairman Imran Khan a“matter for the Pakistani legal and judicial system”, US State DepartmentSpokesperson Ned Price refused to comment on the issue.
During a State Department press briefing, the spokesperson was asked if hehad any reaction to the charges that were brought against former primeminister Imran Khan under an anti-terrorism law because of a speech that hemade where he spoke about two senior police officials and a female judge,Ned Price replied that they were aware of the reports about the charges.
“This is a matter for the Pakistani legal and judicial system,” he said,adding that it is not directly a matter for the United States, and that’sbecause they do not have a position on one political candidate or partyversus any other political candidate or party.
The US spokesperson maintained that they support the peaceful upholding ofdemocratic, constitutional, and legal principles in Pakistan and around theworld.
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The PTI chairman is facing a terrorism case over the controversial remarkshe made during a rally in Islamabad staged to show solidarity with ShahbazGill who was arrested after a sedition case was filed against him.
