NSC Finds ‘No Foreign Conspiracy’ Against The PTI Govt

Web Desk — The National Security Committee (NSC) found no foreign conspiracy to topple the Imran Khan-led government, according to a statement released after the body met on Friday.

“The NSC discussed the telegram received from the Pakistan Embassy in Washington. Pakistan’s former ambassador to the US briefed the committee on the context and content of his telegram,” it stated.

The meeting of the NSC, which is the highest forum for coordination on security issues, was chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.

Former Pakistan ambassador to the US Asad Majeed was present, as well as ministers for defense, energy, information and broadcasting, interior, finance, human rights, planning, development, and special initiatives, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff committee, and service chiefs.

According to the statement, the NSC examined the “contents of the communication” shared by the ambassador and “reaffirmed the decisions of the last NSC meeting”.

“The NSC was again informed by the premier security agencies that they have found no evidence of any conspiracy,” the statement said, adding that the meeting concluded that “there has been no foreign conspiracy”.

The cable was first mentioned by the former prime minister Imran Khan at a public rally on March 27. It carried details of the ambassador’s meeting with Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Affairs Donald Lu, in which the latter allegedly threatened Pakistan.

Imran and his party associated the purported threat with the no-confidence motion against him in the National Assembly that led to his ouster from the top office.

Majeed, in the cable, reportedly said Lu warned that Imran’s continuation as the prime minister would have repercussions for bilateral relations. The US, Imran claimed, was annoyed with his “independent foreign policy” and visit to Moscow.