Americans on the ground and meeting players means they were signaling clearly to Imran Khan that they are willing to talk to other power players.
Them asking power players to play nice and band together to get IK out is a suggestion. Lets say they even did direct monetary input - these aren’t people who are unknowns to Pakistanis but have ample support on the ground too. So it wasn’t engineered so much by America as much it was by the PML, PPP and JI.
America could not move a fly in Pakistan withoit some Pakistani gladly wagging their tail
All we have to do is take a deep look at the
frequency and nature of meetings in the concerned months. It is clear as day.
Just compare how many meetings took place overall with the same month last year or any other regular month.
The timing of it all. When did America decide that they don't IK and started meeting with the opposition.
Wasn't meeting with people like Noor Alam Khan and Riaz for the
first time?
These local sellouts ( PML, PPP, JI) were united and dictated.
Just go through their statements especially Shahbaz Sharif, Margam nawaz, Ranasanaullah. Their is no doubt left.
Shehbaz Sharif the most important one ' Kia zarorat thi America ko absolutely not kehnay ki'.
NS has been meeting with the Americans admitted by Nani and Ranasanaullah.
PPP trips to US and meetings with the same person who issued the threat is on record.
As I said the letter/meeting minutes message was conveyed to the people in establishment ( the only power that that if backtracked from commitment would jeopardise the whole operation) that VONC has to go through as planned in a threatening manner.
It was conveyed right before the day VONC was announced.
This is an NRO 2 for dollars and benefits.
Regarding monetary arrangements its no big deal for the local collaborators to arrange the funds still Americans met plmn atm's in farmhouses outside the city and even stayed there breaking diplomaric protocol and regulations.
There were plans for a complete hogwash but asad majeed stood his grounds.