WASHINGTON: The U.S. Department of State has rejected the repeated accusations leveled by PTI founder of conspiring to topple his government against Donald Lu.
The US State Department has said that accusations leveled by PTI founder against Assistant Secretary Donald Lu are false, local media reported on Friday. This was stated by State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller during a news briefing in Washington.
The spokesperson was responding to a question regarding to US congressional committee hearing next week on Pakistan’s polls in which Assistant Secretary Donald Lu has also been asked to testify before the committee.
Matthew Miller said that any number of State Department officials testify all the time before Congress. He added that they see it as a key part of their jobs to help Congress do its work, both from a policymaking perspective and from an oversight perspective.
Replying to another question, he said that they take any threats towards US officials seriously and denounce any effort to threaten the security and safety of their diplomats.
Responding to another question, Matthew Miller expressed deep concerns regarding the notification of the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s efforts to execute the controversial citizenship amendment law.
The spokesperson said that they are closely monitoring this law, how this will be executed. “Respect for religious freedom and equal treatment under the law for all communities are fundamental democratic principles,” the spokesperson further said.
