Cypher No. I-0678
A diplomatic incident later known as Lettergate, began in March 2022, when Pakistan PM Imran Khan alleged that a diplomatic telegram (Cypher No. I-0678) was sent by then Pakistani ambassador to United States Asad Majeed Khan to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs based on the notes taken by a note-taker from the embassy of Pakistan based in Washington, D.C. The telegram allegedly stated that in the course of the meeting, the United States had expressed a desire to the government of Pakistan for prime minister Imran Khan to be removed from office because of his neutral stance on the war between Russia and Ukraine and refusal to back the Ukrainians, promising warmer relations if Pakistan agrees while threatening isolation if it does not.