"A recently leaked secret diplomatic cable revealed
that the United States had pressed Pakistani diplomats to seek the
removal of Prime Minister Imran Khan in 2022. Khan, who was ousted from
office later that year, was not a supporter of the US or its
geopolitical agenda, and had sought closer ties with both China and
Russia.Ejected from the leadership, Khan was quickly arrested and then banned
from participating in politics. Then, within the same week, Pakistan
signed a new defence agreement with the US, affirming age-old ties between Washington and the Pakistani military. The US has engaged in a subtle regime change operation in Pakistan; an
unusual choice given its simultaneous pursuit of stronger ties with
India. This shows the ambitions of the US to play the two countries
against each other and assert its own military domination over the South
Asian region, using India as a pawn in its struggle against China,
while simultaneously blocking the strategic rise of India by using
Pakistan as a counterweight to it.
Under the leadership of Imran Khan, Pakistan’s foreign policy
increasingly took on an anti-Western stance. He embraced China
wholeheartedly, distancing himself from the US while increasing defence
ties with Beijing. In addition, Khan also sought closer economic ties
with Russia, having visited Moscow on the day the military operation in
Ukraine began." RT
