Grant consular access to #KhadijaShah, #US asks #Pakistan
#WASHINGTON (MNP) – #US State Department principal deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel on Tuesday asked the #government of #Pakistan to provide #consular access to #KhadijaShah — the prime suspect in the #attack on the corps commander’s house. Ms Shah is also an #American #citizen.
“I believe Ms Shah is a dual national, and so we continue to engage directly with the Government of Pakistan on this,” the State Department spokesperson added.
Khadija Shah was arrested on May 23 in a case of attacking the #JinnahHouse, and sent to judicial #lockup for identification parade.
Briefing the newsmen in Washington, Patel said: “The United States values its long standing cooperation with Pakistan. We have always viewed a prosperous and democratic Pakistan critical to US interests and that remains unchanged.”
Responding to a question regarding allegations of a “foreign conspiracy” plotted in Washington to overthrow the previous government in Pakistan, he said that there is no truth to these allegations.
