<p>Khan, who is from the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, is otherwise perceived in political circles as somebody who is opposed to the American policies in the region, said the daily Dawn.<br /><br />A secret cable dated Sep 19, 2008, by then US Ambassador in Islamabad Anne W. Patterson to Washington stated: "As always, Nisar insisted that he and the PML-N were pro-American (saying that his wife and children, in fact, are Americans)." <br /><br />"Nisar did admit that he went to the US embassy in London to renew his daughter's passport because he wanted to avoid being seen at the US embassy in Islamabad."<br />The cable also said that "Nisar appears to be positioning himself to be a candidate for prime minister..."<br /><br />Khan Tuesday said that his wife was holding dual nationality when they got married in the late 1980s and his in-laws were settled in the US since 1970s.<br /><br />He denied that he ever visited the US embassy in London in connection with the renewal of his daughter's passport.<br /><br />Khan said he was feeling pained over discussing his family matters before the media. <br />"I am a person who wants to live a private life," he was quoted as saying.<br /><br />The ties between the US and Pakistan became strained after a US undercover agent, Raymond Davis, fatally shot two Pakistanis in Lahore in February.<br /><br />The rift deepened after the May 2 killing of Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in his Abbottabad hideout by US commandos in a sneak raid.<br /></p>
<p>Khan, who is from the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, is otherwise perceived in political circles as somebody who is opposed to the American policies in the region, said the daily Dawn.<br /><br />A secret cable dated Sep 19, 2008, by then US Ambassador in Islamabad Anne W. Patterson to Washington stated: "As always, Nisar insisted that he and the PML-N were pro-American (saying that his wife and children, in fact, are Americans)." <br /><br />"Nisar did admit that he went to the US embassy in London to renew his daughter's passport because he wanted to avoid being seen at the US embassy in Islamabad."<br />The cable also said that "Nisar appears to be positioning himself to be a candidate for prime minister..."<br /><br />Khan Tuesday said that his wife was holding dual nationality when they got married in the late 1980s and his in-laws were settled in the US since 1970s.<br /><br />He denied that he ever visited the US embassy in London in connection with the renewal of his daughter's passport.<br /><br />Khan said he was feeling pained over discussing his family matters before the media. <br />"I am a person who wants to live a private life," he was quoted as saying.<br /><br />The ties between the US and Pakistan became strained after a US undercover agent, Raymond Davis, fatally shot two Pakistanis in Lahore in February.<br /><br />The rift deepened after the May 2 killing of Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in his Abbottabad hideout by US commandos in a sneak raid.<br /></p>