Ambassador Khan also served as Additional Foreign Secretary (Americas); Director General (Americas); Director General (West Asia); Pakistan’s Charge d’Affaires ad interim to the United States; Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of Pakistan, Washington, D.C.; Additional Secretary (Foreign Affairs) at the President’s Secretariat; Director General (United Nations); and Minister-Counsellor at the Permanent Mission of Pakistan to the United Nations.

Imran Khan claimed that the cypher, which he publicly disclosed during a political rally, indicated that the United States was behind a plot to remove him from power through a no-confidence vote in the National Assembly.

This claim was based on the contents of the cable which reportedly conveyed a message from a senior U.S. official suggesting that Pakistan would face consequences if Imran Khan remained in office.

The release and interpretation of the cypher led to significant political turmoil in Pakistan, with debates over the validity and implications of the alleged foreign interference.

Critics of Imran Khan accused him of using the cypher to create a narrative of external meddling for political gain, while his supporters viewed it as proof of a legitimate threat to Pakistan's sovereignty.