Leaked secret cable: "If a no-confidence vote against the prime minister [Khan] succeeds, all will be forgiven in Washington."
This week, The Intercept has published a bombshell report based on a diplomatic "cypher" – or a secret cable – which appears to vindicate Khan's prior assertions of a conspiracy against him by Washington. Crucially, it points to Khan's stance on the Ukraine war as a prime motivating factor in the US seeking his removal.
"The US State Department encouraged the Pakistani government in a March 7, 2022, meeting to remove Imran Khan as prime minister over his neutrality on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, according to a classified Pakistani government document obtained by The Intercept," according to the Wednesday report.