Vice-Chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI), stated Thursday that the threat letter was a transparent attempt to meddle in Pakistan’s domestic affairs.
On TV in Islamabad, he said that the document wasn’t made up. A judicial panel could be set up to look into it, he said.
Meanwhile, speaking to reporters outside the Supreme Court in Islamabad on Thursday, Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif stressed the need to restore the parliament’s dignity and conduct transparent elections for the nation.
He expressed optimism that the highest court will soon declare its decision in the suo moto case involving the political situation, citing the negative effect of the current economic instability. He said that the nation was impoverished and unemployed as a result of poor policies.
A State Department spokeswoman said on April 1 that the US was “closely” following the situation in Pakistan and backed the nation’s constitutional process, a State Department spokeswoman said on April 1 in response to Prime Minister Imran Khan’s assertion that a “foreign power” was collaborating with the opposition to destabilise his administration.
At his regular press conference, spokesman Ned Price said, in response to a question: “Well, we are actively monitoring events in Pakistan, and we respect and support Pakistan’s constitutional process and rule of law.”
