The United States State Department spokesperson Methew Miller in press briefing said that U. S. supported democracy could not how to conduct elections.
Responding to a question about ECP rejecting nomination papers of ex-PM Imran Khan baring him to contest the elections and how the US assess the situation when you call for free and fair elections, Miller said that Pakistan’s future leadership is for the Pakistani people to decide.
“Our interest, as you’ve heard me say before, is in the democratic process. We want to see free and fair elections which are conducted in accordance with Pakistan’s laws, and we don’t support one candidate or party over another in Pakistan or anywhere else in the world,” he elaborated his point.
Another question was asked about the ex-PM Imran Khan’s latest article in Time Magazine—in which he made fresh accusations that US to establish military bases in Pakistan and upon refusal US. government was angry—Miller said: “I will just say, as we have said before, the former prime minister’s accusations are baseless, and I think I’ll leave it at that.”
Another question was asked about during the recent visit, did Secretary Blinken engage in discussions with the Pakistani army chief and ISI chief regarding Pakistan’s military involvement in politics, to which Miller said: “I’m not going to get into private diplomatic conversations, but we have always made clear it is for the Pakistani people to choose their government.”
