ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office has called the letter from US congressmen to outgoing President Joe Biden — demanding the release of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan — an interference in Pakistan’s domestic affairs, describing it as a futile exercise.
Several US lawmakers urged President Biden to advocate for the immediate release of the incarcerated former prime minister and all other political prisoners in the country, ensuring their safety in accordance with the findings of the UN Working Group report. This letter marks the second such communication within a month.
A similar letter highlighting alleged human rights violations in Pakistan was submitted to the US president in October.
In response to the congressmen’s latest letter, Foreign Office spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch noted that the US administration is currently in a transitional phase following the recent presidential elections. She suggested that such communications were unlikely to be taken seriously by US authorities.
“We simply disregard the content of the letter written by a few members of the US Congress to the outgoing president, as the issues raised in it are misplaced,” Baloch said. “It appears to be an exercise in futility.”
Regarding the resolution, Baloch stated that it reflected a misunderstanding of Pakistan’s political system and electoral process.
On Friday, 46 members of the US House of Representatives urged President Biden to take action on the provisions of resolution H. Res. 901, which was passed by the US House with overwhelming support in June.
