India Killings In Pak – US Says It Wants To Stay Out Of It

WASHINGTON, DC (ANI) – The United States has said that it “will not get into the middle of the situation” between India and Pakistan.

The response by US Department of State spokesperson Matthew Miller came after he was asked about Washington’s stance on the recent report by The Guardian citing Pakistani and Indian officials alleging that India carried killings of individuals associated with terrorism and extremism on Pakistani soil.

“We have been following the media reports about this issue. We don’t have any comment on the underlying allegations, but of course, while we’re not going to get in the middle of this situation, we encourage both sides to avoid escalation and find a resolution through dialogue,” Matthew Miller said.

The Ministry of External Affairs official spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal had earlier dismissed the charges and added, “As the world knows, Pakistan has long been the epicenter of terrorism, organized crime, and illegal transnational activities.”

Jaiswal made the remarks after Pakistan Foreign Secretary Muhammad Syrus Sajjad Qazi claimed Islamabad had “credible evidence” of links between Indian agents and the assassination of two Pakistani nationals in Sialkot and Rawalkot–Shahid Latif and Muhammad Riaz.

Latif, who was gunned down in a mosque in Sialkot, has been designated as a terrorist in India, Dawn reported. Riaz, formerly associated with the terrorist organization Jamaatud Dawa, was killed in Rawalkot, The Express Tribune reported.

This is in stark contrast to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh stating that India cannot tolerate terrorism and will do what it takes including whatever the UK media outlet has reported.