ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Saturday he rejected what he called “unwarranted” comments by Foreign Minister S Jaishankar at a recent virtual event on the current ties between the two neighbors.
Speak during an online event hosted by the Asia Society, Jaishankar said on Friday: “In terms of your … question, how are we with Pakistan. Well, I’m afraid we are still in trouble, if not perennial, at least long-lasting, which is terrorism from Pakistan continues. ”
“Pakistan’s terrorism continues to be publicly recognized by their government as a policy that they are justifying. So it makes it very difficult to maintain normal relations with them,” he said.
Commenting on your comments, the Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs He said: “We completely reject these unwarranted and biased comments, blaming Pakistan for the current state of relations between India and Pakistan.”
Ties between India and Pakistan collapsed after a terrorist attack in the Pathankot Air Force base in 2016 by terrorist groups based in the neighboring country. Subsequent attacks, including one on the Indian army camp in Uri, further deteriorated the relationship.
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