Former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s alleged “cipher” as evidence of US involvement in regime change is not a one-page document but comprises 11 points, nine of which address trade and human smuggling, while two were framed as threats to build a political narrative.
The cipher includes responses from US official Donald Lu to questions posed by Pakistan’s ambassador, which Imran Khan used to substantiate his claims of a conspiracy against his government. However, during the March 27 National Security Committee meeting, military leaders deemed the cipher harmless.
Sources reveal that Imran Khan later sent three ministers to persuade then-Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa to accept an extension, but these attempts failed.
On March 27, Khan called a National Security Committee meeting to discuss the cipher. Most members, including military chiefs, found it insignificant. That evening, Khan addressed a public rally and decided to use the cipher politically after other strategies, including early elections and offering an extension to the army chief, were rejected.
It was further revealed that none of the points in the cipher directly threatened a regime change, and even close allies of Khan denied the alleged US conspiracy.
