Says assertions made in statement despite Pak-US close counterterrorism cooperationDefence Minister says President Biden should ‘consider facts before feting butcher of Gujarat’ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office (FO) on Friday termed the joint US-India statement “misleading and unwarranted”, saying that the “reference is contrary to diplomatic norms and has political overtones”. The joint US-India statement was issued against Pakistan after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met President Joe Biden a day earlier. Responding to media queries regarding the statement on Friday, FO Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said: “We consider the Pakistan-specific reference in the ‘Joint Statement from the United States and India’, issued on 22 June 2023, as unwarranted, one-sided, and misleading. “Today, we fail to see how the assertions made in the joint statement could strengthen the international resolve to fight terrorism. Honourable MNA Khawaja Muhammad Asif, in his speech on the floor of the National Assembly condemned the recent US-India joint statement.

Source: Pakistan Today June 24, 2023 00:20 UTC