Two years ago, PTI hired a lobbying firm in DC for $25,000 a month to help with their lobbying efforts.
The Resolution is very carefully worded, but social media pages and YouTubers in Pakistan are distorting what it says.
It simply states that observers have made claims of electoral interference and restrictions on freedoms. The U.S. upholds democracy and human rights in Pakistan and urges Pakistan to investigate the matter.
There is nothing binding and nothing categorical about election fraud or military interference.
This changes nothing, as evidenced by the fact that the next day, a U.S. State Department official said the U.S.-Pakistan relationship is the best it’s been in years.
