Pakistan on Saturday summoned the Afghan ambassador to express its “strong reservations” over references made to Jammu and Kashmir in the India-Afghanistan joint statement issued in New Delhi on Friday. In a statement, the Foreign Office (FO) said the Additional Foreign Secretary (West Asia & Afghanistan) conveyed Pakistan’s strong objection to the Afghan envoy over the mention of Jammu and Kashmir. Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi is currently on a six-day visit to India.

“It was conveyed that the reference to Jammu and Kashmir as part of India is in clear violation of the relevant UN Security Council resolutions…,” the Foreign Office said.

The joint statement said Afghanistan had condemned the April terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, and extended its condolences

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