WASHINGTON: US State Department Spokesperson Ned Price on Friday said that Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, who is currently on her maiden visit to Pakistan, was not visiting the country on US government-sponsored travel.

The senior official made the statement during a press briefing Friday in response to a question from a journalist.

Ilhan Omar not visiting Pakistan on govt sponsored travel: US

“As you are well aware that Imran Khan is still blaming US for his ouster from PM’s office while he’s also asking his supporters to keep protesting outside the White House. But yesterday Congresswoman Ilhan Omar met with Khan in Islamabad. It was kind of an hour-long meeting. Close associates of Khan claim that United States trying to clear the air with Khan. Is it true that Ilhan Omar is representing Biden government there in Islamabad,” the journalist had asked.