Pakistan military dismisses Khan's theory U.S. conspired to oust him as PM

FILE PHOTO: Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan arrives to address the first public gathering after he was ousted from the parliament, in Peshawar, Pakistan April 13, 2022. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's powerful military on Thursday dismissed ousted Prime Minister Imran Khan's accusation that the United States had conspired to topple him in a parliamentary vote of confidence.

Khan, 69, who led the nuclear-armed South Asian country of 220 million people for 3-1/2 years, accused Washington of backing his ouster because he had visited Moscow against U.S. advice. Washington denies the charge.