At his regular media briefing on Thursday, Miller repeated his earlier statement that the decisions about the Pakistani government were for the Pakistani people to make, as he declined to delve into the allegations of skewed results of the February 8 elections.
Miller also declined to address the issue of US embassy officials recent visit to the Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi for a meeting with an American citizen incarcerated there, but they did not meet Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder Imran Khan, who was also incarcerated there.
“I would defer to the – our embassy in Pakistan for – answer that question,” he said, when asked, US embassy officials met Zahir Jaffer, who was convicted of murdering his wife, but not the PTI founder.
The line of questions then shifted towards Pakistan’s internal politics. Miller was asked about the US position on the allegations levelled by former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, who recently criticised the formation of the current government.
“Ultimately, as you’ve heard me say once or twice from this podium, decisions about the Pakistani government are for the Pakistani people to make,” he said, reiterating the earlier stance taken by the US administration.
US State Department spokesperson Mathew Miller has denied any information that suggested that Iran was supporting the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in Pakistan, contributing to the recent surge in terrorist activities.
Earlier at the briefing, Miller addressed several contentious issues surrounding the geopolitical situations in Iran and Pakistan. He firmly disagreed with this assessment that Iran supported ISIS activities in Pakistan.
“So, I would obviously disagree with your characterisation. I’m not going to get into a long rebuttal about something we’ve spoken to a number of times, but no, I do not have information to suggest that, he told the questioner.
