Opposition parties have stated they will not run in the by-elections on Friday, but have said they will not run in the by-elections on Friday. “How can I accept the result when the whole process is discredited?” Khan told a select group of foreign journalists in his office. “Democracy operates with moral authority – what moral authority remains after this conciliation?” “The move to oust me is a blatant interference by the United States in domestic politics,” he said, calling it an “attempt at regime change.” Kahn, who has already lost his parliamentary majority following the departure of his key allies from his coalition government and joined the opposition, urged his supporters to take to the streets on Sunday before the vote. Hours before he spoke, Army Chief of Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa had said that Pakistan wanted to expand its ties with Washington.

No call to Hahn from Biden

US President Joe Biden has not called Kahn since taking office, but the White House has denied seeking any wrongdoing. A shopkeeper in Islamabad tunes a TV screen to watch a speech by Khan on Thursday. (Akhtar Soomro / Reuters)
Relations are particularly strained over Afghanistan, where the United States has accused Pakistan of backing a successful Taliban insurgency that led to a chaotic withdrawal of US and allied forces last year. However, while the Pakistani government has sought multibillion-dollar development deals with US strategic rival China, its military seems willing not to jeopardize relations with Washington, which has previously provided billions of dollars in military aid. . “We share a long history of excellent and strategic relations with the United States, which remains our largest export market,” Bajwa told a security conference in Islamabad. He noted that Pakistan has had close diplomatic and business relations with China for some time, but added: “We are trying to expand and expand our ties with both countries without affecting our relations with each other.” The US Embassy in Islamabad did not immediately respond to a request for comment.