Imran Khan News | Did United States Push Imran Khan Out? Leaked Cable Stuns Pakistan

Added: 2026-05-18

[00:00:00]America's Drop News Site Has Made Some Stunning Claims Around Imran Khan's Outster.

[00:00:07]NDTV cannot vouch for the authenticity of the cable but here's what it reveals about the events surrounding Imran Khan's removal as Pakistan Prime Minister.

[00:00:17]It All Started in Feb 2021 [Music] Washington Islamabad Were Already Drifting Apart. The Biden administration reportedly viewed Imran Khan with deep suspicion.

[00:00:30]Unlike the Trump Years Were Khan Enjoyed Warm White House Optics [Music] The Biden Administration Kept Its Distance No Phone Call From President Joe Biden No Strategic Warmth Then Came June 2021 CIA Director William Burns Quietly Fluent to Islamabad According to the Report Burns Wanted Pakistan Cooperation After America's Afghanistan Withdrawal Including Possible Basing Access for Counter Terror Operations But Burns Reportedly Failed to Secure a Meeting with Imran Khan. The message from Islamabad was blunt. Pakistan would not host American military bases and Khan later made the position public on international television.

[00:01:15]Weeks Later Kabul Collapsed. The Taliban Swap Through Afghanistan. America's withdrawal descended into chaos and US- Pakistan ties see [music] deeper into mistrust.

[00:01:30]But the real geopolitical rupture came in 2022. Russia invaded Ukraine and on the very same day, Imran Khan landed in Moscow. The images were impossible to ignore of Putin and Khan shaking hands as Europe entered its biggest war in decades. According to the report, Washington had already won against Pakistan. [Music] Pakistan refused to cancel its visit. It does so later.

[00:01:55]Islamabad abstained during the UN General Assembly vote to condemn Russia. For Washington already a few years over Afghanistan [Music] This was seen as another strategic provocation since the 7th of March [Music] 2022 A lunch meeting in Washington between Pakistan's Ambassador Asad Majeed Khan [Music] met the US Assistant Secretary of State Donal Lu The conversation was documented in a classified Pakistani diplomatic cable [Music] Now released in full by Drop Site News According to the leaked cipher Donal Lu already [Music] suggested that tensions with Pakistan would improve if Imran Khan was removed through a no confidence vote. The cable quotes the phrase If the no-confidence vote [music] succeeds we will all be forgiven in Washington.

[00:02:44]One Month Later Imran Khan Was Removed From Office. The fallout was dramatic. Khan's Party PTI [music] was pushed to the margins. The former Prime Minister was jailed. Pakistan Politics [Music] Entered a Prolonged Crisis. But guess what? According to the report, relations with Washington begin improving [music] soon after.

[00:03:06]The Investigation Claims Pakistan Later Quietly Supplied Artillery Shells and Ammunition [Music] Link to Ukraine Support Efforts. It also cites allegations that IMF assistance and strategic cooperation have become increasingly interconnected. [MUSIC] Fast forward to 2026. Pakistan is now attempting to position itself as a regional mediator between [music] Washington and Tehran. The Same Country Once Viewed with Suspicion in US Strategic Circles Is Again Projected as a Frontline Geopolitical [Music] Player. So the question is, is Pakistan being rewarded for asking Imran Khan and aligning [music] itself with American interests?

[00:03:44]Bureau Report NDTV World.