Pakistan has criticised the Indo-US joint statement asking it to rein in cross-border terrorism as a “singularly unhelpful” document that would further “embolden” India to even contemplate “military adventurism” and negate efforts to achieve durable peace in South Asia.
The meeting between President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Washington was a “missed opportunity” to induce India to alter its policies “inimical to peace” in the region, the Foreign Ministry said here in a terse statement.
The joint statement is singularly unhelpful in achieving the objective of strategic stability and durable peace in the South Asian region, it said.
“By failing to address key sources of tension and instability in the region, the statement aggravates an already tense situation,” the statement issued on Wednesday night said.