The National Security Committee of the federal Cabinet concluded that there was no evidence to substantiate the claims of any foreign conspiarcy as claimed by ousted premier Imran Khan.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chaired the NSC meeting, his first since becoming prime minister, said a statment.

In the session, which went on for over three hours, the country’s security agencies informed the NSC that there was no evidence found of any conspiracy.

Pakistan’s former ambassador to the US Asad Majeed, who communicated the cable, briefed the NSC as well.

“The NSC discussed the telegram received from the Pakistan embassy in Washington. The former Pakistan’s ambassador to the US briefed the Committee on the context and content of his telegram. The NSC, after examining the contents of the communication, reaffirmed the decisions of the last NSC meeting,” the statement added.

The meeting was attended by Federal Ministers Khawaja Muhammad Asif, Rana Sanaullah, Ms. Marriyum Aurangzeb, Mr Ahsan Iqbal, Minister of State Ms. Hina Rabbani Khar, Chairman Joint Chief of Staff Committee General Nadeem Raza, Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi, Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmad Babar, former Pak Ambassador to US Mr Asad Majeed and senior civil & Military Officers.

“Therefore, the NSC after reviewing the contents of the communication, the assessments received, and the conclusions presented by the security agencies, concludes that there has been no foreign conspiracy,” the statment concluded.