Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby said that the United States would continue a "healthy military-to-military relationship with Pakistan," adding that the US had every expectation that would be able to continue to be the case.

The Pentagon spokesperson's statement came two days after PML-N's Shehbaz Sharif was sworn in as prime minister after ousting Imran Khan following a no-confidence motion against him.

At a press briefing in Washington Tuesday, Kirby said that the US "recognises that it has shared interests with Pakistan with respect to security and stability and we also recognise that Pakistan plays a key role in the region."

Ruling out any US military role in Pakistan, he said that America recognises that Pakistan and its people are, themselves, victims of terrorist attacks "inside their own country".

He was asked whether the US was prepared in case Pakistan's military intervenes amid street protests organised by former prime minister Imran Khan "with his very large crowd of supporters".

"I don't foresee any US military role here. And I'm certainly not going to, again, wade into internal domestic politics in Pakistan," he replied.

Former prime minister Imran Khan repeatedly accused the US of backing the no-confidence motion that led to his ouster early Sunday, and has refused to accept the newly elected premier.

Washington has denied the allegation.

On Monday, hours after Shehbaz was elected prime minister, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki had said that a democratic Pakistan was critical to US interests. "We support the peaceful upholding of constitutional democratic principles, we don't support one political party over another," she told a press briefing at the White House.