The Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the US Deputy Chief of Mission on Monday night and gave him a demarche regarding the US-India Joint Statement, issued on June 22, 2023.

Pakistan’s concerns and disappointment at the unwarranted, one-sided and misleading references to it in the Joint Statement were conveyed to the US side, a statement issued by the Foreign Ministry said.

It was stressed that the United States should refrain from issuing statements that might be construed as encouragement of India’s baseless and politically motivated narrative against Pakistan.

It was also emphasized that counter-terrorism cooperation between Pakistan and the US had been progressing well and that an enabling environment, centered around trust and understanding, was imperative to further solidify Pakistan-US ties.