The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a resolution with an overwhelming vote of 368-7, calling for an independent investigation into alleged voting irregularities in Pakistan's February general election. Congressman Ro Khanna emphasized the need to condemn the harassment and confinement of pro-democracy activists, including Imran Khan, and called out the current regime in Pakistan. In response, Pakistan's defense minister and other officials, including Ishaq Dar, criticized the resolution, labeling it as 'unsolicited interference' and an attempt to undermine the state. Pakistan plans to pass a counter-resolution against the U.S. House's demand.
Pakistan's military-backed politicians hit back at US Congress over 368-7 vote against election rigging [HRes901]: "the Resolution does not acknowledge the free and enthusiastic exercise of the right to vote by millions of Pakistanis [and] is an attempt to undermine the state" https://t.co/UtOUzRv6Xb
Pakistan terms US Congress resolution as ‘unsolicited interference’ #ARYNews https://t.co/JuBwBISy6V
Pakistan to pass resolution against US House demand, says Ishaq Dar Read More: https://t.co/aPW5PhA4sB #ARYNews https://t.co/KqKib1G2TI
#Pakistan’s defense minister has criticized a #US House of Representatives resolution calling for a probe of alleged voting irregularities in the South Asian nation’s February general election. https://t.co/CqsH6tPln0
US passes resolution seeking independent probe into Pak polls, Islamabad retorts #USA #Pakistan #elections #violence https://t.co/dp7oOlw2vr
Congressman @RoKhanna speaks about "overwhelming" vote for investigation into Pakistan's stolen election: "We also condemned the harassment and confinement of those [pro-democracy] activists in Pakistan including Imran Khan" "We need to call out the current regime in Pakistan" https://t.co/oXMpLgE6LO https://t.co/OY7x0K0Re3