Washington: US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller's press conference
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00:00We will give you the news, translation by the US special counsel Matthew Miller's press
00:04conference.
00:05A question was asked to Matthew Miller about the ongoing protests in Pakistan, how is America
00:09looking at the situation in Pakistan at the moment?
00:12This question was asked to Matthew Miller.
00:14We support the freedom of expression throughout Pakistan and the world, says Matthew Miller.
00:18We will know what else he had to say.
00:20Bureau Chief Jahanzaib Ali is with us.
00:22Jahanzaib, tell us what else Matthew Miller had to say.
00:25I asked Matthew Miller about the ongoing protests in Pakistan, how is America looking at the
00:29situation in Pakistan at the moment?
00:31Matthew Miller said, we support the freedom of expression throughout Pakistan and the
00:35world.
00:36We ask the protesters to demonstrate peacefully and not to be violent.
00:39Matthew Miller also said that we ask the Pakistani government to respect human rights
00:43and fundamental freedoms.
00:44He said that the Pakistani government should not be violent.
00:47He said that the Pakistani government should not be violent.
00:50He said that the Pakistani government should not be violent.
00:53He said that it is important to ensure the respect for the laws and regulations of Pakistan
00:57because these laws work to ensure peace and security.
01:01I also asked him, recently the American Prime Minister has accused the Indian President
01:05of bribery and fraud in the case of the Indian President.
01:11I asked him that the Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi is saying that Adani should be
01:15arrested and the investigation of this case should be carried out.
01:19But Prime Minister Modi is protecting him.
01:22So Matthew Miller said that this is a legal matter and the American Prime Minister can
01:28talk about it better.
01:30He will not comment on this.
01:34We have with us Bureau Chief Washington Jhansib.
01:37Let's show you what else Matthew Miller had to say.
01:41Suicide bombings, sectarian clashes, political chaos and right now thousands of Pakistani
01:48people protesting and clashing with the police force and demanding the release of their political
01:53leader.
01:54What are your thoughts when you see a country like Pakistan going through such turmoil?
02:00Right, so in Pakistan and around the world we support freedom of expression, peaceful
02:04assembly and association.
02:06We call on protesters to demonstrate peacefully and refrain from violence and at the same
02:11time we call on Pakistani authorities to respect human rights and fundamental freedoms and
02:16to ensure respect for Pakistan's laws and constitution as they work to maintain law
02:20and order.
02:21U.S. prosecutors have charged Indian billionaire Adani with fraud and bribery.
02:26The leader of the opposition in India, Rahul Gandhi, has demanded the immediate arrest
02:30of Adani and alleged that Prime Minister Modi is protecting him.
02:33Is this something U.S. supports such as the arrest and investigation of charges against
02:37Adani?
02:38Look, that is a law enforcement matter.
02:40I would defer to my colleagues at the Department of Justice to speak to it.