{"id":59750,"date":"2024-02-13T22:33:54","date_gmt":"2024-02-13T22:33:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/us-backs-freedom-of-assembly-after-pakistan-election-daily-times\/"},"modified":"2024-02-13T22:33:54","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T22:33:54","slug":"us-backs-freedom-of-assembly-after-pakistan-election-daily-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/us-backs-freedom-of-assembly-after-pakistan-election-daily-times\/","title":{"rendered":"US backs freedom of assembly after Pakistan election – Daily Times"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"\"The United States called Monday for respect of freedom of assembly as Pakistani authorities warned they would ban protests by supporters of jailed prime minister Imran Khan after his bloc\u2019s shock election triumph.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to see the freedom of assembly respected anywhere in the world,\u201d State Department spokesman Matthew Miller told reporters when asked about Pakistani police\u2019s use of a colonial-era law against public gatherings.<\/p>\n

Independent candidates \u2013 most linked to Khan\u2019s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party \u2013 took the most seats in the election, scuppering the chances of the army-backed Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz to win a ruling majority.<\/p>\n

However, independents cannot form a government, raising fears of prolonged political uncertainty as PTI leaders claim rigging and call for protests outside election offices.<\/p>\n

Miller reiterated previous US calls for an investigation into fraud claims but noted that the results showed a competitive vote.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe do think that the claims of fraud need to be fully investigated. That said, it was clearly a competitive election in which people were able to exercise their choice,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cUltimately, we respect the democratic process and we\u2019re ready to work with the government once it\u2019s formed,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

US Representative Ilhan Omar, who has come to prominence in Pakistan in part due to outspoken criticism of rival India, last week called on the State Department to refrain from recognizing the election results until an investigation takes place into allegations of election misconduct.<\/p>\n

The United States relied on Pakistani logistical support for its two-decade war in Afghanistan but many US officials believe tacit support by Islamabad for the Taliban contributed to the fall of the Western-backed government in 2021.<\/p>\n

The Biden administration has kept Pakistan at arm\u2019s length with Biden not speaking even by telephone with Khan, a longtime critic of US military operations.<\/p>\n

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