The remarks by the Pentagon spokesperson came amid an anti-US campaign by the head of the former ruling party, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Imran Khan, after his ouster from the post of the prime minister of Pakistan. Imran had alleged a foreign conspiracy behind his removal and the installation of the new government led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. “And we do have a healthy military-to-military relationship with Pakistani armed forces. And I'm certainly not going to, again, wade into internal domestic politics in Pakistan.”PM reaffirms tiesIn response to the statements by the US, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif welcomed the US's “reaffirmation of long-standing ties with Pakistan”. We have noted the comments made by the @WhiteHouse on assumption of office by Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif.

Source: The Express Tribune April 13, 2022 19:46 UTC