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* '''23 May 2022''': Khan suggested that US State Department official [[Donald Lu]] be fired for interfering with Pakistan's domestic politics and "for bad manners and sheer arrogance." Khan added, "I had a perfectly good relationship with the [[Trump administration]]. It's only when the [[Biden administration]] came, and it coincided with what was happening in [[Afghanistan]]. And for some reason, which I still don't know, they never got in touch with me."<ref>{{Cite web|date=23 May 2022|title=Exclusive: Pakistan's Imran Khan doubles down on unfounded claim that US plotted his downfall|url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/23/asia/pakistan-imran-khan-exclusive-interview-intl-hnk/index.html|website=CNN|language=en|access-date=23 May 2022|archive-date=23 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523224218/https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/23/asia/pakistan-imran-khan-exclusive-interview-intl-hnk/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

* '''9 Aug 2023''': The night Pakistan's parliament was dissolved by PM [[Shehbaz Sharif]] and President [[Arif Alvi]], US journal ''[[The Intercept]]'' published an article claiming a transcript leak of the Cypher. It matched all the allegations Khan had on the US administration. The contents show undiplomatic language, threats between the lines, and a vote of no-confidence against PM [[Imran Khan]]. The basis of all conversation seemed to be that the US was unhappy with Khan's visit to Moscow.<ref>{{Cite web|date=9 Aug 2023|title=SECRET PAKISTAN CABLE DOCUMENTS U.S. PRESSURE TO REMOVE IMRAN KHAN|url=https://theintercept.com/2023/08/09/imran-khan-pakistan-cypher-ukraine-russia/|website=The Intercept|language=en|access-date=10 August 2023|archive-date=10 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230810112351/https://theintercept.com/2023/08/09/imran-khan-pakistan-cypher-ukraine-russia/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=theintercept|url-status=live}}</ref> The leaked document caused an uproar on social media platform X in Pakistan. The article was allegedly also blocked from Pakistani mainstream media. Screenshots of WhatsApp groups were also seen on X showing orders not to discuss the article on mainstream media.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hussain |first=Abid |title=Don't cover Imran Khan's PTI: Pakistan's media told to censor popular ex-PM |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2024/1/25/dont-cover-imran-khans-pti-pakistans-media-told-to-censor-popular-ex-pm |access-date=2024-02-26 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref>

 

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