EXCLUSIVE | US Responds To Imran Khan's Claim Of Donald Lu's Involvement In 'Conspiracy' To Topple Pak Govt

The US State department responded to Pakistan PM Imran Khan's claim that Donald Lu was involved in a conspiracy against him to topple the Pakistan government.

Donald Lu is currently serving as US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs (Image: AFP)

New Delhi: The US State Department responded to the allegation made by Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan that Donald Lu who is the US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs "conspired' against him to topple his government.

The US State dept answered a question by ABP News and said, "there is no truth to these allegations. The United States supports the peaceful upholding of constitutional and democratic principles.  We do not support one political party over another.  We support principles of rule of law and equal justice under law."

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday named the senior American diplomat as the person who was allegedly involved in the "foreign conspiracy" to overthrow his government through a no-confidence vote. Speaking at a meeting in Islamabad, Imran Khan claimed that Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu was involved in the "foreign conspiracy" to topple his government.

 Imran Khan had said that Donald Lu sent a threatening message to him through Pakistan's envoy Ambassador Asad Majeed.

"US had sent a threatening message through Pakistan's envoy," Dawn quoting Imran Khan reported.

During his remarks that were televised, Imran Khan told them that when the National Security Council (NSC) had condemned the involvement of an external force in no-trust resolution, counting (of votes on the motion) had become "irrelevant".

He said that US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu had reportedly in a meeting with Ambassador Asad Majeed warned there could be implications if he survived the opposition's no-confidence motion in the National Assembly.

According to Dawn, the Prime Minister said he had reports that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) dissidents had frequented the [US] embassy. "What were the reasons that the people, who have left us, met people of the embassy frequently in the last few days," he said.