Imran is eager to make amends with the US
Imran Khan has been pleading for assistance from the US since he was removed as prime minister; he had previously accused the US of being one of the main culprits behind his expulsion from office.
Imran Khan has frequently approached the US, either for assistance or for its meddling in the country’s internal politics, starting with his departure from the government and continuing through his detention after the May 9 attacks and issues pertaining to the country’s most recent elections.
Following the April 2021 no-confidence vote, Khan has since accused his opponents in politics and Pakistan’s formidable military establishment of being part of a foreign plot spearheaded by the United States.
With a no-confidence vote that could terminate his government, Imran Khan said that the US “threatened” him and was attempting to remove him from power.
But after almost seven months, Khan indicated in a November 2021 interview with the Financial Times that he was willing to patch things up with the US after accusing Washington on several occasions of plotting to overthrow him in April.
“As far as I’m concerned, I’ve moved past that. In an interview with the Financial Times, he stated, “The Pakistan I want to lead must have good relationships with everyone, especially the United States.”
In an effort to raise awareness of Imran Khan’s life danger, the US branch of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf also recruited two American lobbying companies. The action demonstrated PTI’s attempts to gain support for the unpopular former prime minister in Washington.
In less than a month, Imran Khan addressed four US lawmakers—Ted Lieu, Eric Swalwell, Brad Sherman, and Mike Levin—again, pleading with them to back his call for free and fair elections in Pakistan before to his arrest on May 9 assaults. The four lawmakers are all Democrats.
An alleged audio recording of a Zoom conversation between Khan and US Congresswoman Maxine Moore Waters emerged after Khan was detained in the wake of the May 9 assaults, during which Khan begged for the congresswoman’s help and to use her voice in favor of him.
When the PTI-led demonstration in the US asked for their cooperation in imposing sanctions on the military on the grounds of alleged human rights violations, that was another red line crossed. The charges of violating human rights come after the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders and regular soldiers were targeted in the aftermath of the May 9 attacks, which took aim at important military targets such as the GHQ and Jinnah House, the headquarters of the corps commander in Lahore.
It was also stated that PTI officials urged the Biden administration “not to deal with an extremely unpopular government, which has no moral justification for continuing to rule Pakistan” during the PTI demonstration outside the White House.
In order to track Pakistani polls and interact with US and foreign media, PTI’s US chapter once more recruited a new PR agency and lobbying business prior to the general elections.
Now, Imran Khan said on Wednesday that the US has failed to uphold its obligation to oppose the anti-PTI policies in Pakistan. According to a comment from Imran Khan, the US has a history of installing corrupt individuals as rulers and patronizing tyrants. He also stated that Washington should keep a watch on election cheating in Pakistan and that this is an opportunity for the US to make amends for its past transgressions.
Along with senior party leader Asad Qaiser, PTI leader Barrister Saif made this statement to the media while speaking outside Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi. It seems that both had a meeting with Imran Khan, the founder of the party.
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