Pakistan summons US ambassador in Islamabad, strong demarche conveyed to Washington

October 15, 2022

By Khushal Khan

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Saturday summoned the US ambassador to Islamabad and strong demarche conveyed to Washington over President Joe Biden remarks.

In a statement, the Foreign Ministry said that Acting Foreign Secretary Jauhar Saleem called in US Ambassador Donald Blome to deliver a demarche on the recent remarks made by US President Joe Biden on 14th October during a Congressional Campaign Committee reception.

"Pakistan’s disappointment and concern was conveyed to the US envoy on the unwarranted remarks, which were not based on ground reality or facts," said the ministry.

"It was made clear that Pakistan was a responsible nuclear state and its impeccable stewardship of the nuclear program and adherence to global standards and international best practices was well acknowledged, including by the IAEA.

"The real threat to international peace and security was posed by violation of global norms by some states, repeated nuclear security incidents without any accountability, and arms race between leading nuclear weapon states and introduction of new security constructs that disturb regional balance," the Acting Foreign Secretary to the US envoy.

TheActing Foreign Secretary said that it was essential to maintain the positive trajectory of Pakistan-US relations and the close cooperation between the two sides to build regional and global peace.

On Friday, at a Democratic congressional campaign committee reception, Biden said Pakistan may be “one of the most dangerous nations in the world” as the country has “nuclear weapons without any cohesion”.