The National Security Committee (NSC) of the Cabinet, met here on Thursday with Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif in the chair, reaffirmed that the language used by the foreign official in the letter was undiplomatic and blatant interference in Pakistan's internal affairs.
"The NSC, after examining the contents of the communication, reaffirmed the decision of the last NSC meeting."
Former Pakistani ambassador to Washington Dr Asad Majeed Khan who sent this letter when he was ambassador in Washington also attended the NSC meeting. Media reports suggested that attempts to persuade him to retract contents of the letter failed and no mention was made in the NSC press release about his point of view.
Tellingly, the NSC, after examining the contents of the communication, reaffirmed the decisions of the last NSC meeting held on March 31 which had taken the same position with reference to the letter.
The PTI demanded that the matter be conducted through the most empowered judicial commission for immediate high-level investigation and keeping the facts before the nation while keeping the court proceedings fully open.
PTI Vice Chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi said, "There was nothing new in today's meeting of the National Security Committee." He added that once again "our position was reaffirmed that not only the letter and its contents were correct but also the issuance of protest letter by the PTI government on the issue in the light of the decision of the National Security Committee was the right decision."
Imported Hakumat na Manzoor hash-tag is Top Trend on Twitter
The NSC meeting came as the social media trend "Imported Hakumat Na-manzoor," which roughly translates to "Imported government, unacceptable," has become the most popular trend on all social media platforms. The trend is being used across several social media platforms to condemn the "successful regime change conspiracy" and against foreign interference in Pakistan.
More than 8 million posts have been shared on Twitter with the same hashtag, "#Imported Hakumat Na-manzoor or imported hukumat na manzoor after the ouster of Imran Khan from his office on April 11.
The anti-US narrative of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman and former
prime minister Imran Khan has gained popularity across the country while the
opposition and the establishment are seemingly failed to counter it as yet.
Not only PTI workers and supporters but also a large number of Pakistanis are
acknowledging the truth of Imran Khan's anti-US narrative named "imported
hukumat na manzoor".
Former prime minister Imran Khan had claimed that a conspiracy was hatched to
topple the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government by the United States (US)
which was exposed via a diplomatic cable. The political rivals had termed the
threat letter fake, however, the recent presser of the DG-ISPR proved the
veracity of the threat letter, however, he rejected the claims of any kind of
conspiracy.
What's in the letter?
According to statements made by Khan during the NSC meeting, senior officials from the US State Department (believed to be an Undersecretary of State) sent the letter on March 7 via Asad Majeed Khan, the then Pakistani ambassador in Washington.
The document reportedly states that there will be a no-confidence motion (NCM) against the prime minister soon, that Khan should know that it is coming and that he should not resist the NCM but go down with it. If he tries to resist it, the letter allegedly continues, Khan and Pakistan will face horrible consequences.
The letter mentions the NCM about eight times. The next day, on March 8, a no-confidence vote was indeed announced. According to Khan, he has security agency information on how the illegal buying and selling of votes took place among Pakistan's parliamentarians during this time.
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