The United States will counter misinformation with information, a State Department spokesperson said Monday, reiterating rejection of former prime minister Imran Khan\u2019s persistent allegations that US was responsible for his ouster from power, as his \u201clong march\u201d winds its way through various cities to Islamabad.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat we can do is counter disinformation, misinformation with information,\u201d Spokesperson Ned Price said in response to a question at his daily press briefing from the correspondent of a Pakistani TV channel about the Khan-led March during which the PTI chief was again blaming the US of \u201cregime change\u201d in Pakistan.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe said many times now, including in this briefing room, that there is no truth to these allegations,\u201d Price said, adding, \u201cWe won\u2019t let propaganda, we won\u2019t let misinformation or disinformation get in the way of an important bilateral relationship, including our valued bilateral partnership with Pakistan.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve always viewed a prosperous and democratic Pakistan as critical to our interests,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat remains unchanged.\u201d<\/p>\n
Responding to another question, the spokesperson said although general elections in Pakistan have not yet been announced, \u201cWe support the peaceful holding of constitutional and democratic elections, not just in Pakistan but around the world\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese are issues that we discuss with all of our partners around the world,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The United States will counter misinformation with information, a State Department spokesperson said Monday, reiterating rejection of former prime minister Imran Khan\u2019s persistent allegations that US was responsible for his ouster from power, as his \u201clong march\u201d winds its way through various cities to Islamabad. \u201cWhat we can do is counter disinformation, misinformation with information,\u201d […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":292923,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[2833,871,11307,444],"class_list":{"0":"post-292918","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-world","8":"tag-imran-khan","9":"tag-involvement","10":"tag-state-department","11":"tag-us"},"yoast_head":"\n