Pak takes exception to Jaishankar's 'dalaal' comments

ISLAMABAD: (Mar 27) Pakistan on Thursday took a strong exception to the External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar's 'dalaal' comments, saying it showed a “deeper sense of frustration” on the part of Indian leadership.

During an all-party meeting on Wednesday, the Indian government rubbished Pakistan's reported mediation in the West Asia conflict saying there is nothing new in the efforts as that country has been “used” by the US since 1981, sources quoted Jaishankar as saying. “We are not a dalaal nation,” he is said to have told the attendees of the meeting.

On Friday, Pakistan's Foreign Office spokesperson Tahir Andrabi was asked about the alleged “foul language” used by Jaishankarr against Pakistan, when he said: “First of all, we dismiss the Indian statement with the contempt that it deserves.”