Interviews conducted by FIA with relevant officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Prime Minister’s Office indicate that there was a time when there was no contact between the two countries.
“They stopped talking to us,” an official involved in the investigation told the US, based on his knowledge of various diplomats’ statements. Pakistan was asked in writing to share the cipher with the U.S. According to a statement recorded by the FIA, U.S. officials were outraged and puzzled as to why the secret communications had become the subject of such public debate.
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Incidentally, till that time, Imran Khan had not mentioned the name of America directly, but statements were coming out from his close circles. Expressing concern over this situation, the Ministry of External Affairs issued an advisory note to the then Prime Minister Imran Khan and Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, emphasizing the sanctity of such contacts and the implications of using them for political purposes. gave
The note said that playing with the cipher could have a serious impact on Pakistan-US relations. However, the advisory note failed to change policy at the leadership level. Instead, the Foreign Ministry was asked to issue a demarche to the US over alleged political interference.