WASHINGTON: The Biden ad\u00ad\u00administration remains steadfast in its stance of non-interference in the formation of the government in Pakistan, dismissing calls from<\/p>\n
US lawmakers and others to withhold recognition of the Feb 8 election results.<\/p>\n
At Wednesday\u2019s news briefing in Washington, US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller reiterated this point when asked whether the prospective coalition set-up in Pakistan would be deemed representative.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t want to comment on the government before it is formed,\u201d he said. \u201cUltimately, as is the case wherever you see coalition politics taking place in any given country, it\u2019s a decision for that country itself. It\u2019s not something we would weigh in on.\u201d<\/p>\n
During a similar news briefing on Tuesday, he characterised the efforts to form a coalition government as Pakistan\u2019s internal matter. \u201cI do not want to get into an internal Pakistani matter, which I very much believe that the formation of a new government is.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Seeks probe into \u2018irregularities\u2019; calls on Pakistan to lift social media restrictions<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n