Rep. IlhanMN met with the recently removed Pakistani prime minister on Wednesday.
The Minnesota Democrat had a discussion with Imran Khan at his home in Islamabad’s Bani Gala district, expressing her admiration for him. He"appreciated her courageous & principled position on issues," according to a social media post shared by a member of Khan's political party, PTI. The post also said Omar, one of the few Muslim members of Congress, expressed admiration for Khan's"work against Islamophobia globally.
— The President of Pakistan April 20, 2022 Speaker Raja Pervez Ashraf meets US Congress Woman Ms Ilhan Omar at Parliament House.@IlhanMN @RPAPPP @PTV_Parliament @PTVNewsOfficial pic.twitter.com/IdOSVhBzdfKhan was ousted from his prime minister post via a no-confidence vote on April 10. Shehbaz Sharif, the new prime minister, will serve out the remainder of Khan's term until a general election is held in 2023.
The former prime minister accused Donald Lu, the assistant U.S. secretary of state for the Bureau of South and Central Asian affairs, of playing a role in a conspiracy to overthrow his government on April 3. A State Department spokesperson told the Washington Examiner there is no truth to Khan's claims.Omar's office has not yet responded to the Washington Examiner's request for comment.
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