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20 April 2022

Coup or No Coup? Pakistani Military Denies Khan’s Conspiracy Claims

Trevor Filseth L

On Thursday, representatives of the Pakistan Armed Forces dismissed former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s accusations that the United States had planned his fall from office—a sharp and public rebuke of the deposed Pakistani leader and a sign of the growing tensions between Khan and the Pakistani military prior to his removal.

Prior to the no-confidence vote removing him from office on Sunday, Khan had alleged that Washington intended to overthrow him because of his close ties with Russia and China and his refusal to participate in the international sanctions regime against Moscow. Khan met Russian leader Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin on February 24, the day that Russia launched its “special military operation” in neighboring Ukraine.

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