ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Friday took strong exception to the unwarrantedreferences to Pakistan in the joint statement issued in Washington afterthe conclusion of US-India 2+2 Dialogue and rejected the assertions.
“The anti-Pakistan assertions made by Indian ministers of defence andexternal affairs during the joint press availability are equallyreprehensible and we also take exception to the selective and one-sidednature of the joint statement,” said the Foreign Office spokesperson in astatement issued here.
The grave humanitarian and human rights situation in India-held Jammu andKashmir caused by India’s unilateral and illegal measures of Aug 5, 2019and its belligerent rhetoric and actions pose a serious threat to peace andsecurity in South Asia, the statement said, adding that failing to takecognisance of this serious situation was tantamount to abdication ofinternational responsibility.
The international community recognises Pakistan’s efforts, sacrifices andsuccesses in the fight against terrorism, it said, adding Pakistan believedIndia’s state-terrorism in the occupied Valley and its threats to Pakistanimperil regional peace and security.
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“Our concerns and rejection of the unwarranted reference to Pakistan in theUS-India joint statement have been conveyed to the US side throughdiplomatic channels,” the statement said.
