Christmas pressure on Islamabad !! Richard Grenell, new US envoy for Pakistan, says Imran Khan should be released

Pakistan’s political climate shaken by pro-Khan tweets from Trump’s choice for special missions envoy 

Richer Grenell — while talking to a US media outlet — said that the US had a much better relationship with Pakistan during the Trump administration when Imran Khan was the Prime Minister because "he was an outsider". 

Is it a snub for Pakistani 'establishment' ... (read army) !! ??? 

"He [Imran Khan] was a former cricket player, he wasn’t a politician and he spoke in very common sense language, and he and Donald Trump had a very good relationship," he said.

"There are a lot of the same allegations just like President Trump, where the ruling party put him in prison and created some sort of corruption allegations and false allegations," he said !

Grenell has held several critical roles during Trump's first administration, including US ambassador to Germany, Special Envoy for Serbia and Kosovo Peace Negotiations, and Acting Director of National Intelligence.

Imran Khan's colleagues in his party have welcomed Grenell's statements. "We are thankful for the statement but that doesn’t mean we want interference [in internal affairs of country]," one party spokesman said.  

Grenell is seen as a confidant of Trump.

Imran Khan was ousted as the Prime Minister in April 2022 through a parliamentary no-confidence vote.