Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Pakistan in a briefing to the press on last Friday
(February 14, 2025) raised concern over the intended transfer of U.S.
military technology to India.
This comment comes following the release of the “India-U.S. joint statement’’
after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s U.S. visit and meeting with U.S.
President Donald Trump. The statement highlights the defence partnership
between India and U.S. spanning multiple domains.
India and the United States were to increase military cooperation in all
dimensions – air, land, sea, space, and cyberspace – through increased
training, exercises, and operations with the use of latest technologies, the
statement added.
Pakistan’s Foreign Affairs
Ministry also said that the augmentation military capacity could lead to
imbalance through the region
India and the U.S., in the joint statement, appealed to Pakistan to speedily
prosecute the perpetrators of the 26/11 Mumbai, and Pathankot terror
attacks, and to ensure its territory is not used for planning and executing
cross-border terrorist strikes.
The spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the mention of
Pakistan in the joint statement was unilateral, misleading, and against
diplomatic norms. He accused the statement of being unable to conceal
India’s support for terrorism, and extra-judicial killings. The spokesperson
also commented on the increase in hate crimes in India against Muslims
and other minorities and also against India’s failure to comply with U.N.
Security Council resolutions.
U.S. President Donald Trump declared that his government has granted
approval for the extradition of Tahawwur Rana, a Pakistani-origin Canadian
citizen, who is wanted by Indian investigating agencies for his involvement in
the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, “to face justice in India
