Pakistan’s former ambassador to the United States Asad Majeed, who wrote the ‘cipher’ that ex-PM Imran Khan claimed contained threat, has informed a trial court that there was no reference to the words “threat” or “conspiracy” in the diplomatic cable.
Majeed recorded his statement before the trial court being held in Adiala Jail on Tuesday where he said that he had suggested that a demarche should be issued to the US both in Islamabad and Washington.
The cipher case pertains to a diplomatic document that reportedly went missing from Khan’s possession. The PTI alleges that the document contained a threat from the United States to oust Imran from office because of his stance on Russia.
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Majeed was the ambassador to the US when the cipher controversy started and the PTI made allegations against America.
He said that he invited Assistant Secretary for South & Central Asian Affairs under US States Department Donald Lu on March 7, 2022, for a luncheon.
It was a preplanned lunch hosted by himself in the Pakistan House in Washington for the US team dealing with Pakistan, which was scheduled, at about 1230hrs, it said.
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