India, May 19 -- A leaked diplomatic cable suggests that the US's ire at then-Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan for his trip to Russia on February 24, 2022, the day of the attack on Ukraine, played a role in his removal from the office, according to an American media outlet.

The Drop Site News released a copy of the classified cable - called cypher - sent by Pakistan's envoy to the US, Asad Majeed Khan, to the Foreign Secretary in Islamabad, documenting his meeting with US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Donald Lu on March 7, 2022. According to the cable, the US official told the Pakistani envoy that Khan's visit to Russia had "created a dent" in the bilateral relationship and suggested that "all will be forgiven...