ISLAMABAD: In reaction to the US House of Representatives resolution requesting a probe into the elections on February 8, the Pakistani administration is considering a tit-for-tat move.
“We will also propose a resolution in response to [US Congress].” We need to demonstrate our unity, sovereignty, and seriousness about business. Speaking on the National Assembly floor, Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar declared, “This [resolution] makes no sense.”
With a resounding majority, the US House of Representatives demanded earlier this week a “full and independent investigation of claims of interference or irregularities” in the polls.
On Tuesday, the resolution HR 901 was carried by a resounding 368 votes to seven, representing 85% of the American politicians present in the legislature.
Islamabad responded forcefully to the action, stating that it “stems from an incomplete understanding of the political situation and electoral process in Pakistan” in the Foreign Office.
The resolution asked the government to protect democratic and electoral institutions, human rights, and the rule of law, and it stated that it was intended to show support for democracy and human rights in Pakistan.
It additionally denounced “any effort to subvert the political, electoral, or judicial processes of Pakistan.”
