{"id":120342,"date":"2025-03-20T16:18:20","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T11:18:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/?p=120342"},"modified":"2025-03-20T16:18:20","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T11:18:20","slug":"us-state-dept-fends-off-question-about-pakistans-internal-affairs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/latest-world-news\/us-state-dept-fends-off-question-about-pakistans-internal-affairs\/","title":{"rendered":"US State Dept. fends off question about Pakistan\u2019s internal affairs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON, Mar 20 : The United States Wednesday parried on a question about the state of affairs in Pakistan, saying the US government does not involve itself in the internal matters of other countries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not going to comment on the internal frameworks of another country,\u201d the State Department Spokesperson, Tammy Bruce, told reporters at her daily news briefing in response to a question from a Pakistani journalist about the imprisonment PTI Chief Imran Khan and other matters.<\/p>\n<p>Pointing out that President Donald Trump had been in office for just eight weeks and \u201ca lot is going on\u201d, Ms. Bruce said that anything regarding his \u201cintentions and actions\u201d can be learned by \u201creaching out to the White House\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, she said, \u201cPresident Trump has made it clear\u2014as has Secretary (of State Marco) Rubio\u2014that we care about the planet. 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We care about what\u2019s happening on the globe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd\u201d, Ms. Bruce added, \u201cthat\u2019s been evidenced by our actions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This is the second instance in two weeks that the State Department spokesperson avoided commenting on the situation in Pakistan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON, Mar 20 : The United States Wednesday parried on a question about the state of affairs in Pakistan, saying the US government does not involve itself in the internal matters of other countries. \u201cI\u2019m not going to comment on the internal frameworks of another 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