The Asian Age

Pak: India has pushed region into arms race

- SHAFQAT ALI

Pakistan on Thursday said the Indian arms buildup had pushed the region into arms race fomenting instabilit­y in the whole region.

Addressing a weekly media briefing here, foreign office spokespers­on Mohammed Faisal said Pakistan’s armed forces were ready to defend the country’s borders in case of any threat.

Mr Faisal said: “We have received response from India regarding visit of Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav’s mother and wife and they will come to Pakistan and will have a meeting with him on 25th of this month.”

He said Pakistan had submitted a comprehens­ive counter memorial document before the Internatio­nal Court of Justice regarding the Kulbhushan Jadhav case covering all legal aspects.

Dr Faisal said that ungoverned areas in Afghanista­n not only pose threat to stability of Afghanista­n but security of the whole region.

He said Pakistan

Addressing a media briefing, foreign office spokespers­on Mohammed Faisal said Pakistan’s armed forces were ready to defend the country’s borders in case of any threat

had ◗ expressed its concerns as over forty- three percent area of Afghanista­n is out of the control of Afghan government and attracts terrorist groups from across the world including ISIS.

“Pakistan expects that the Afghan government and the Resolute Support Mission will take action to bring these territorie­s under control,” he added.

The spokespers­on said the Organisati­on of Islamic Cooperatio­n ( OIC) summit in Istanbul has rejected in strongest terms and declared null and void the decision of US administra­tion regarding Al Quds Al Sharif.

 ?? — PTI ?? Soldiers participat­e in a drill during the joint military exercise Ajeya Warrior- 2017 of India and the UK at Mahajan Field Firing Range in Bikaner, Rajasthan, on Thursday.
— PTI Soldiers participat­e in a drill during the joint military exercise Ajeya Warrior- 2017 of India and the UK at Mahajan Field Firing Range in Bikaner, Rajasthan, on Thursday.

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