The U.S. government has requested Pakistan to allow consular access to American citizen Khadija Shah, a key suspect in the Jinnah House assault case. Khadija, the daughter of ex-finance minister Salman Shah, was apprehended in relation to this case on May 9th.
During a recent media briefing, Principal Deputy Spokesperson for the US State Department, Vedant Patel, highlighted this request. He stated that the U.S. is prepared to offer the necessary assistance and expects the Pakistani authorities to uphold all fair trial guarantees for these detainees.
Furthermore, Patel underscored the U.S.’s enduring partnership with Pakistan, emphasizing its significance to U.S. interests. In response to queries about purported foreign schemes originating from Washington to topple the previous Pakistani administration, he dismissed them as unfounded.
According to Patel, such allegations are unequivocally false, affirming that the political trajectory of Pakistan is a matter for its citizens, to be addressed within the confines of their constitution and laws.
