The US government has strongly denied any role in the no-trust motion against Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan.
In response to an inquiry from Pakistani media about the "threat letter," the US State Department unequivocally denied any role in the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan.
"Allegations of US involvement in the no-trust vote and 'threat letter' to Prime Minister Imran Khan are false," the State Department said.
However, the US government is monitoring Pakistan's political situation and supports the rule of law, according to the State Department.
Concerning the issue of a no-trust vote against Prime Minister Imran Khan, the US State Department stated that it respects Pakistan's constitutional process.
On Sunday, the premier, during what the PTI labelled as one of its "biggest" rallies in its history at the Parade Ground in Islamabad, flashed a letter before the public, saying that he has "written evidence" that "money has been pouring in from abroad", while "some of our people are being used to topple the government".
He had said that for months, "plotting and planning is being carried out to influence the foreign policy of Pakistan from outside".
He said the letter read: "If the vote of no confidence succeeds, we will forgive you. If it does not succeed, and Imran Khan remains the prime minister, then Pakistan will be in a difficult situation."
Meanwhile, it has separately emerged that the cable was sent by Pakistan's then ambassador to United States Asad Majeed on the basis of his meeting with Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu, the Dawn newspaper reported.
Ambassador Majeed has now moved to Brussels to take up his new assignment and has been replaced by Ambassador Masood Khan.
Abdul Basit, a former diplomat, told local media the so-called threatening letter was a diplomatic assessment from Pakistan's US ambassador and not a threat from the US government.
NSC decides to issue strong demarche
The National Security Committee (NSC) decided on Thursday to issue a "strong demarche" to a country, that it did not name, over the 'threat letter' purportedly showing evidence of a foreign conspiracy to oust the PTI-led government terming it "blatant interference in the internal affairs of Pakistan".
The meeting of the NSC, which is the highest forum for coordination on security issues, was chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan. It was attended by ministers for defense, energy, information and broadcasting, interior, finance, human rights, planning, development and special initiatives, chairman joint chiefs of staff committee, services chiefs, national security adviser and senior officers.
According to a statement issued by the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), NSA Moeed Yusuf briefed the committee about the "formal communication of a senior official of a foreign country" to Pakistan's ambassador in that country in a formal meeting which was subsequently conveyed.
"The committee expressed grave concern at the communication, terming the language used by the foreign official as undiplomatic," the statement said, adding that the meeting concluded that it amounted to "blatant interference in the internal affairs of Pakistan by the country in question".
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