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Lu Dubs Imran’s Cipher Gohar Denounces Lu’s Cipher
Allegation as ‘Lie and Donald Lu Urges Pakistan to Probe Remarks, Seeks Clarification
Complete Falsehood’ Election, Possibly Re-Run Some Votes from Asad Majeed

WASHINGTON, DC: US Assistant Sec- RAWALPINDI: As ciphergate came to the
retary of State Donald Lu on Wednesday n By Kanishka Singh limelight, again, after Donald Lu’s testimo-
termed the allegations against him — which ny before a Congressional panel yesterday
formed the crux of the ‘cablegate’ cipher WASHINGTON (Reuters): A (Wednesday), Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
controversy — by former prime minister US diplomat urged Pakistan on (PTI) Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan
Imran Khan as a “conspiracy theory, lie and Wednesday to investigate reported termed the US assistant secretary of state’s
complete falsehood”. irregularities with last month’s gen- statement on the diplomatic cable ‘contro-
Lu is the diplomat whose supposed eral election and re-run the vote in versy’ a lie and demanded the reopening of
warning to former Pakistan Ambassador to affected constituencies if it found an inquiry.
the US Asad Majeed was the subject of a ci- credible evidence of interference. “I’ve held a detailed meeting with PTI
pher sent by the envoy to Islamabad. It was “The Election Commission of founder Imran Khan today,” Barrister Go-
the same document that the PTI founder Pakistan, should it find that these har said while speaking to journalists out-
used to allege a US conspiracy to oust his irregularities are substantiated, side Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail on Thursday.
government in 2022. Imran is currently on should re-run elections (in con- The politico demands a “clarification
trial for mishandling the same confidential stituencies) where there has been statement” from former Pakistani ambas-
document. interference,” Donald Lu, the State US Assistant Secretary of State Donald Lu testifies before a sador to the US Muhammad Asad Majeed
This matter is often raised during US Department’s top official for South subcommittee of the US House Committee on Foreign Affairs on after Lu’s testimony in which the latter,
State Department news briefings by jour- and Central Asia, told a congressio- Wednesday —The Express Tribune once again, rejected former prime minister
nalists from both Pakistan and the US. The nal panel. Khan’s allegations that the United States en-
department consistently refutes these alle- Pakistan’s election was marred net shutdown on election day, and Shehbaz Sharif became prime min- gineered his ouster from power by support-
gations as baseless. by arrests and violence ahead of unusually delayed results leading to ister on March 4, head ing the then opposition’s no-confidence
(Continued on page 12) the early-February vote, an inter- accusations that the vote was rigged. (Continued on page 12) (Continued on page 12)

‘Cousins at War’: Pakistan-Afghan Ties

Strained after Cross-Border Attacks

tainty into ties, say analysts.
The early morning attacks on
Monday from Pakistan, accord-
The PTI founder said that the current state ing to a detailed statement by the Pres Asif Ali Zardari at the funeral of Lt
of affairs had exposed the entire system Pakistani foreign ministry, were Colonel Syed Kashif Ali where he prom-
and everything was being manipulated aimed at hideouts of armed groups ised to respond to attacks within Paki-
stan territory - Reuters
Imran Predicts Govt’s Fall, His including the outlawed Tehreek-e- Pakistani Jets Target Suspected
Taliban Pakistan (Pakistan Taliban,
Release in Four to Five Months or TTP). Afghan officials said eight
people in all — five women and TTP Hideouts in Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister three children — were killed.
Imran Khan does not see the incumbent The official government state- ISLAMABAD: Pakistani airstrikes targeted
government lasting more than four to five ment said that the “terrorists” pose multiple suspected hideouts of the Paki-
months and believes that its fall will pave More than 90 percent of the attacks in 2023 were carried out in the a great threat to the country, and stani Taliban inside neighboring Afghani-
the way for his release from Adiala Jail. northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the southwestern alleged that “they have consistently stan early on Monday, the foreign ministry
Talking to reporters after the hearing of province of Balochistan, both of which border Afghanistan – Photo used Afghan territory to launch said. The Afghan Taliban said the attacks
a £190 million corruption reference at Adi- Global Village Space terror attacks inside Pakistani ter- killed at least eight people and prompted
ala Jail, Mr Khan said this was the reason ritory.” return fire from their forces.
why the PPP did not join the cabinet. He n By Abid Hussain inside Afghanistan on Monday “Terrorist groups like TTP are a The exchange, two days after seven Pak-
claimed that a decision in his case had al amid rising tensions between the collective threat to regional peace istani soldiers were killed in a suicide bomb
(Continued on page 4) ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s air raids neighbors have injected new uncer- (Continued on page 12) (Continued on page 12)

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