Assertions in US-India joint statement rejected.

ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan on Friday took strong exception to the unwarranted references to Pakistan in the joint statement issued in Washington after the conclusion of US-India 2+2 Dialogue and rejected the assertions.

'The anti-Pakistan assertions made by Indian ministers of defence and external affairs during the joint press availability are equally reprehensible and we also take exception to the selective and one-sided nature of the joint statement,' said the Foreign Office spokesperson in a statement issued here.

The grave humanitarian and human rights situation in India-held Jammu and Kashmir caused by India's unilateral and illegal measures of Aug 5, 2019 and its belligerent rhetoric and actions pose a serious threat to peace and security in South Asia, the statement said, adding that...