'Allies do not put each other on notice', FO reacts to Pence's statement

ISLAMABAD - Strongly reacting to US Vice President Mike Pence’s remarks, Pakistan has said that allies do not put each other on notice.

In a statement, Foreign Office Spokesman, Dr. Mohammad Faisal said: "Allies do not put each other on notice. On notice should be those factors responsible for the exponential increase in drug production, expansion of ungoverned spaces, industrial-scale corruption, the breakdown of governance, and letting Daesh gain a foothold in Afghanistan."

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— Spokesperson 🇵🇰 MoFA (@ForeignOfficePk) December 22, 2017

Also focus should be on creating peace and reconciliation mechanisms, the spokesman said and added that “Finally, externalizing blame should be put on notice.”

Foreign Ministry's Spokesperson said that Pence’s statement is at variance with the extensive conversations we have had with the US Administration.

Soon after the UNGA rejected Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the Israel capital, the US Vice President Mike Pence landed in Afghanistan for an unannounced visit on Thursday night to meet with Afghan leadership and rally US troops for his first trip to the country as vice president.

In an apparent warning to Pakistan during his visit to Afghanistan, Pence said; "Pakistan has much to gain from partnering with our efforts in Afghanistan. The days of shelter terrorists have gone. It has much to lose by continuing to harbour terrorists.

"I believe victory is closer than ever before," US media quoted Pence as saying during his meeting with troops.

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