US distances itself from Modi’s remarks on Balochistan

INP
August 24, 2016

US think tanks have warned Obama administration that Indian PM Modi's open interference in the internal matters of Pakistan have...

NEW YORK: American think tanks have warned Obama administration that Indian PM Modi's open interference in the internal matters of Pakistan have a risk of creating chaos and tension therefore US should give a clear message to India that it does not supports Modi's remarks on Balochistan.

US State Department deputy spokesperson Mark Toner has clarified a day before that US supports Pakistan's territorial integrity however it is distancing itself from Modi's provocative statement over Balochistan in which he blamed Pakistan for human rights violations and violence in Balochistan, GilgitBaltistan and Kashmir.

While talking to a private TV channel, Branks Community College professor Hammad Khan said that America has distanced itself from Modi's offensive remarks whilst keeping in view the concrete facts.

He said that in the light of reports compiled by think tanks US has conveyed a message to India through diplomatic sources that such remarks will increase border tensions and can lead to major destruction.


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