The redactions next to the addressee list at the end of the cypher are significant. They point both to the source of the leak and to who was not the source.
Contrary to some speculation, the copy released by Drop Site did not originate from the prime minister’s office. It came from within the Pakistani military, from an individual disillusioned with the direction of the country’s leadership.
The cable was distributed to multiple recipients, all of whom retained their copies through the end of 2024. Drop Site obtained its copy from one of those military recipients.
⚡️ Drop Site News has published for the first time the full Cable I-0678 — the classified Pakistani diplomatic telegram dated March 7, 2022, that Imran Khan has cited as evidence of a U.S.-backed conspiracy to remove him from power.
The cable, sent from Pakistan’s ambassador in Washington to the Foreign Secretary in Islamabad, documents a luncheon meeting between Ambassador Asad Majeed Khan and U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Donald Lu.
According to the cable, Lu told the ambassador that Washington’s grievances with Khan’s government could be set aside if Khan were removed through a no-confidence vote. “I think if the no confidence vote against the Prime Minister succeeds, all will be forgiven in Washington because the Russia visit is being looked at as a decision by the Prime Minister,” Lu said, per the cable.
“Otherwise, I think it will be tough going ahead.”
In his own assessment, the ambassador wrote that Lu “could not have conveyed such a strong demarche without the express approval of the White House” and had “spoken out of turn on Pakistan’s internal political process.”
The cable was marked Secret, No Circulation, and distributed to Pakistan’s Secretary to the Prime Minister, Foreign Secretary, Chief of Army Staff, Director General of the ISI, and the Director of the SSP Section.
Khan was removed via no-confidence vote on April 9, 2022, six weeks after the meeting. He has been imprisoned since 2023, and has been held in solitary confinement since last year.
🔗 Read the full Drop Site report tracing how the U.S.-Pakistan relationship moved from mutual suspicion to full political embrace at the link below.
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BREAKING: PAKISTAN AND QATAR NEGOTIATING DEFENSE PACT
Pakistan will allegedly station its military forces at Qatari bases for $2 billion in immediate financial support.
NEWS: According to a Pakistani security source, Trump told Pakistan’s army chief Asim Munir that he would consider his advice on the US blockade of Iran ports as a hurdle to peace talks during a phone call.
🚨 BREAKING:
🇵🇰🇺🇸🇮🇷 Pakistan's Army Chief Asim Munir spoke directly with Trump and told him the Hormuz blockade is a hurdle to reaching a deal with Iran.
Trump said he would consider the advice.
Source: Reuters