US welcomes NSC statement, says there’s ‘absolutely no truth’ to conspiracy allegations

ISLAMABAD: The United States on Friday welcomed the National Security Committee’s (NSC) statement that rejected the allegations of former prime minister Imran Khan about a Washington-funded conspiracy to topple his government.

The NSC, in its meeting yesterday, ruled out a foreign conspiracy behind the ouster of the PTI-led government in a setback to ex-PM’s narrative of a “regime change conspiracy”.

“The NSC, after examining the contents of the communication, reaffirmed the decision 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 issued after the meeting had stated.

“Therefore, the NSC, after reviewing the contents of the communication, the assessment received, and the conclusions presented by the security agencies, concludes that there has been no foreign conspiracy,” read the statement.

In her press briefing today, US Department of State Principal Deputy Spokesperson Jalina Porter said,” There’s absolutely no truth to those rumors.”

She said that they welcome the NSC’s statement, adding, “I would also like to underscore that the United States values our longstanding cooperation with Pakistan.”

She said the US has always viewed a strong, prosperous, and democratic Pakistan as critical to the US interests.