The United States has asserted that there had never been any truth to former premier Imran Khan\u2019s allegations of Washington orchestrating a regime change conspiracy to oust his government and reiterated its resolve not to let \u201cmisinformation\u201d and \u201cpropaganda\u201d come in the way of its bilateral ties with Pakistan.
\n\u201cAs we\u2019ve previously said, there is not and there has never been a truth to these allegations, but I don\u2019t have anything additional to offer,\u201d US State Department spokesperson Vedant Patel said during a press briefing on Wednesday when asked to comment on the PTI\u2019s chief\u2019s apparent \u201cbacktracking\u201d on the allegations.
\n\u201cAs far as I\u2019m concerned it is over, it\u2019s behind me,\u201d he said about the alleged US role in the purported conspiracy.
\nHis remarks were seen by opponents as him backtracking on his allegations but the PTI leadership, including Imran, maintained that his statements were misconstrued and taken out of context.
\nWhen Vedant\u2019s comments were sought on the matter on Wednesday, he began by saying: \u201cThe US values our longstanding cooperation with Pakistan and has always viewed a prosperous and democratic Pakistan as critical to US interests.
\nHe also clarified that the US did not have \u201ca position on one political candidate of a party versus another.
\n\u201cWe support peaceful upholding of democratic, constitutional, and legal principles. And ultimately, we will not let propaganda, misinformation and disinformation get in the way of any bilateral relationship, including our valued bilateral partner with Pakistan.\u201d
\nAsked to elaborate further, Vendant said, \u201cAs we\u2019ve previously said, there has \u2014 there is not and there has never been a truth to these allegations, but I don\u2019t have anything additional to offer.\u201d
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