Friday, Pakistan’s Foreign Office (FO) rejected the joint declaration published by India and the United States as “unilateral, deceptive and contrary to diplomatic standards”.
The declaration, published following a meeting between American President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House, accused Pakistan of participating in Mumbai attacks in 2008 and alleged that the country of “L ‘Defeated extremism ”.
During a weekly press briefing, FO spokesperson Shafqat Ali Khan replied to allegations, declaring: “We consider the specific reference to Pakistan in the joint Indo-Us of February 13 as unilateral, deceit and contrary to diplomatic standards. ” He expressed his surprise that the reference was included, given the vast cooperation in Pakistan against terrorism with the United States.
Khan also stressed that such references could not hide the role of India in the promotion of terrorism, subversion and extrajudicial murders in the region.
“These attempts cannot divert international attention from India being a safe refuge for hate crimes against Muslims and other minorities,” he said.
The spokesman also criticized the declaration so as not to attack India’s non-compliance with the United Nations Security Council resolutions, which, according to Khan, is a key source of regional instability. He added that the declaration had ignored the “situation of dark human rights” in Jammu-et-Cachemire.
“Unfortunately, this is equivalent to the abdication of international responsibility,” he said, stressing that the international community recognizes Pakistan’s efforts and sacrifices in the fight against terrorism.
As a nation seriously affected by terrorism, Pakistan remains attached to regional and world efforts to promote peace and stability, Khan said. “We will continue to contribute to the fight against terrorism and remain dedicated to the elimination of this scourge,” he added.
FO spokesperson has also raised concerns about increasing military sales in the United States in India. He warned that the transfer of military technology to India would aggravate military imbalance in South Asia, undermining regional stability. “Such steps are not useful in the realization of sustainable peace in South Asia,” he said, urging international partners to adopt a more objective and complete vision of the region’s security situation.
Trump announces the US approval of the extradition of the suspect of Mumbai’s attack
Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump confirmed on Thursday that the United States had approved the extradition of a suspect during Mumbai 2008 terrorist attacks, which resulted in 166 people. Speaking alongside the Indian Prime Minister Modi at the White House, Trump said: “I am happy to announce that my administration has approved the extradition of one of the conspirators and one of the very bad people of the very bad people World, having to do with the horrible 2008 terrorist attack of Mumbai. “”
Trump did not name the individual at the time, but the joint declaration later identified him as Tahawwur Rana, a businessman from Chicago originally Pakistani and Canadian citizen. Rana, who had already been sentenced to American federal prison for supporting the militant group based in Pakistan, Lashkar-E-Taiba, is expected to face justice in India for his involvement in the attacks.
The joint declaration also called on Pakistan to “bring the accused of extremist attacks against India into justice and to prevent its territory from being used for extremism”. Pakistan has always denied the charges of supporting extremism.
The United States Supreme Court recently rejected Rana’s appeal against its extradition, and it should now be given to the Indian authorities.
During the press conference, Trump was also asked about the issue of Sikhs separatists in the United States, an India case considers a threat to security. Trump did not provide a direct answer, but noted that the United States and India were working together on crime issues. This question has become a point of tension in American-Indian relations, in particular since 2023, because India would have targeted Sikh separatists in the United States and Canada.
The United States has accused an Indian intelligence agent as part of an illuminating plot in the United States, a situation in which India is still investigating.
