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Pakistan media outlets highlight Narendra Modi and Joe Biden's joint call to end cross-border terrorism

Dawn newspaper noted that the joint statement called for action against extremist groups based in Pakistan such as the banned Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammad

PTI Islamabad Published 23.06.23, 04:09 PM
Joe Biden and PM Narendra Modi

Joe Biden and PM Narendra Modi File Photo

Prominent media outlets of Pakistan on Friday took note of the joint demand by India and the US to take immediate action to ensure that no territory under its control is used for launching cross-border terror attacks.

In their joint statement, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden also called on Pakistan to punish perpetrators of the 26/11 Mumbai and Pathankot attacks.

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In a report from Washington, the Dawn newspaper noted that the joint statement called for action against extremist groups based in Pakistan such as the banned Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammad.

"The United States and India stand together to counter global terrorism and unequivocally condemn terrorism and violent extremism in all its forms and manifestations," the joint statement said on Thursday.

Prime Minister Modi and President Biden strongly condemned cross-border terrorism, and the use of terrorist proxies and called on Pakistan to take immediate action to ensure that no territory under its control is used for launching terrorist attacks, it said.

The two leaders called for the perpetrators of the 26/11 Mumbai and Pathankot attacks to be brought to justice, it said.

"US President Biden and Indian Prime Minister Modi have jointly demanded Islamabad take steps to make sure that Pakistani soil is not being used in "launching terror attacks," Geo News reported.

Biden and Modi also reiterated the call for concerted action against all UN-listed terrorist groups including Al-Qaeda, Daesh and Hizb-ul-Mujhahideen, it said.

They stressed bringing the perpetrators of attacks, including the bloody 2008 siege of Mumbai and the Pathankot incidents, it added.

US President Biden on Thursday joined visiting Indian Prime Minister Modi in warning Pakistan to crack down on extremists that target New Delhi, The News International reported.

In a joint statement issued as Modi paid a state visit to Washington, the two leaders called for action against extremist groups allegedly based in Pakistan such as Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammad, it said.

Modi, who is visiting the US from June 21-24 at the invitation of US President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden.

Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by The Telegraph Online staff and has been published from a syndicated feed.

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