Last week During the rally, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan held up a piece of paper in front of a crowd. Imran told the crowd that it was evidence that a foreign country (US) was threatening Pakistan. In his March 31 address to the nation, he defended the United States and reiterated allegations of foreign conspiracy. He said his visit to Moscow to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin had angered the powerful country that supports India.
Imran alleged that US officials had threatened that Pakistan would suffer if Imran remained prime minister. “They (the US) are treating Pakistan like a slave,” Imran said. But opposition leaders said the threat was not what Imran was saying. They say the threat comes as Imran misrepresents a domestic exchange within Pakistani diplomatic circles. It is noteworthy that although Imran Khan repeated the letter several times, he did not present it as evidence to the media or in Parliament.
Whatever the nature of the letter, US-Pakistan relations have not been smooth for a long time. Imran Khan was not among the group when US President Joe Biden summoned various foreign heads of state after he came to power. Joe Biden has been at loggerheads with Pakistan since he was vice president during the Obama administration. One major reason for this is the two-decade-long US occupation of Afghanistan.
‘Replaced with Lies and Fraud’
The U.S. has always complained that the Pakistani government is protecting the Taliban’s ally, the Pakistan – based terrorist group Haqqani Network. The Pak border areas have been used as Taliban hideouts throughout the US occupation. For the same reason, the Trump administration cut $ 100 billion in foreign aid to Pakistan in 2018. Trump said at the time that what Pakistan had given to the US in return for US aid was nothing but lies and deception.
The U.S., which withdrew from Afghanistan, has no place in South Asia. Imran has repeatedly stated that he will no longer allow US bases in Pakistan. During the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan during the Cold War, Pakistan provided a base for the CIA to provide weapons and military training to Afghan fighters. Now times have changed. Pakistan is seeking to improve Putin’s friendship and trade with Russia. The Imran Khan government has moved in this direction. This is in addition to Pakistan’s excellent relations with China over the past decade.
Imran-Putin talks provoke US
Pakistan is using Chinese support to thwart India’s moves internationally. Meanwhile, Imran’s steps were taken to improve relations with Russia. In the changed situation in Afghanistan, there are two other major powers in the US – Russia and China. Pakistan is also cautiously behind these two superpowers.
Concerned neo-hippies and their global warming, i’ll tell ya. The Biden administration, in particular, is pursuing a strong anti-Russian policy and is well-adjusted to Pakistan. The international crisis caused by the war in Ukraine has brought not only Pakistan but also India and Russia closer together. Both countries did not condemn Russia’s action on Ukraine. India and Pakistan have also adopted an indirect pro-Russia policy at the United Nations.
Imran Khan visited Moscow on February 24, the day Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine, and held three hours of talks with Putin. The main agenda of the meeting was the construction of a gas pipeline (1100 km) from Karachi Port to the Central Punjab Province. The project, which was formed in 2015, will be finalized in 2021. While the US-NATO has been working day and night to mediate Russia globally in the wake of the Ukraine aggression, Pakistan and India have openly declared their allegiance to Russia, to say the least.
However, there is no immediate evidence that the United States conspired against Imran Khan in the name of Pakistan-Russia friendship, other than the paper that Imran held up in front of the crowd. The reality is that even if a new government replaces the Imran government in Pakistan, the country’s foreign policy will not change. But anti-Americanism is a weapon that Pakistani politicians can always use to hold on to their footing. That is what Imran did.
English Summary: What is the Truth behind Pakistan PM Imran Khan’s Claim that US Wants Him Ousted?