Washington: Amid rising terror incidents in Pakistan after the outlawed TTP ended its ceasefire, the US has offered to help the country deal with the threat posed by militant outfits.
During the press briefing, State Department spokesman Ned Price was asked to comment on the terrorism and hostage situation at the counter-terrorism center in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
“Well, first of all the ongoing situation in Pakistan, we are of course aware. We are closely monitoring the reports that militants have taken over the counter-terrorism center in Bannu. Our deepest sympathies to the injured. Present,” Ned Price said, urging those responsible for the attack to end all acts of violence, safely release the hostages, and end the occupation of the counterterrorism center.
Islamabad is a partner when facing these common challenges, including the challenge of terrorist groups – terrorist groups inside Afghanistan, and terrorist groups on the Afghan-Pakistan border, the spokesman said.
“We have partnered with our Pakistani friends to help them meet this challenge. We stand ready to help, whether in this emerging situation or more broadly. But this is a There is a situation for which we will have to refer you to the Pakistani authorities.
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The State Department was also asked to comment on the treatment of minorities in India under the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto’s “butcher of Gujarat” remarks, and the New Delhi-Moscow relationship despite the war in Ukraine. Growing relationships.
Ned Price said, “We have a global strategic partnership with India. I have just discussed the depth of our partnership with Pakistan. These relationships stand on their own. It is not zero-sum. Pakistani friends see the importance — indeed the inevitability — of maintaining a valuable partnership with both. Each of these is a relationship — we do not see them in relation to the other. Each of these relationships is also multi-dimensional. “
“So as we deepen our global strategic partnership with India, we also – we also have a relationship in which we can be open and frank with each other,” he added. Where we have differences or concerns, we voice them as we would with our Pakistani friends.
“The fact that we have a partnership with both countries – of course we don’t want to see a war of words between India and Pakistan. We want to see a constructive dialogue between India and Pakistan. We believe that it is the people of Pakistan, the people of India. For the betterment of the people. There is a lot we can do together bilaterally. There are differences between India and Pakistan that need to be ironed out. America stands ready to help as a partner of both. Is.
