US declares PTI founder’s detention, cases against him as Pakistan’s internal matter

WASHINGTON (92 News) - The United States has declared detention of the PTI founder and cases against him as internal matter of Pakistan.

Reacting to the UN arbitrary committee’s statement about detention of the PTI founder on Tuesday, Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel said: “I’ll let the United Nations offer any clarity on the comments that they have provided. And in the case of the PTI founder, you have heard us say this before: This is an internal matter for Pakistan. I don’t have any assessment to offer from up here.”

About the resolution of the US Congress about the elections in Pakistan, he said: “As a standard practice, we are not going to speak to pending congressional legislation. I will also note that in the United States of America and our democratic system, Congress is a separate but coequal branch of government.

“Let me just say broadly that when it comes to Pakistan, our most senior officials, whether that be Secretary Blinken, Assistant Secretary Lu, Ambassador Blome, we have consistently and privately and publicly urged Pakistan to respect the rights of its people in line with its constitution and international commitments, and we urge the Government of Pakistan to respect human rights and fundamental freedoms, including the freedom of expression, freedom of association, peaceful assembly, and the freedom of religion as well.”