The United States changed its stance after strong protests

The US changed its stance on nuclear weapons after strong protests from Pakistan. Backing away from President Joe Biden's statement calling Pakistan the 'most dangerous country', the country is now saying Washington has confidence in Pakistan's ability to secure and protect nuclear weapons. Dawn's news.

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In such a situation, the US President made a blunt comment about Pakistan's nuclear weapons. Last Friday (October 14) at a rally in California, Biden said, 'I think Pakistan is one of the most dangerous countries in the world. Because there is no coordination and control of the nuclear weapons in the country's hands.

Pakistan reacted strongly to such comments of Biden. Pakistan Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif termed Biden's statement as 'absurd and misleading'. The country's government even summoned the US ambassador in Islamabad.

The United States was forced to revise its statement in the face of strong protests from Pakistan. US State Department spokesperson Vedant Patel said on Monday (October 17) that the United States has confidence in Pakistan's commitment and ability to protect its nuclear assets.

Earlier, Pakistan's ambassador to Washington, Masood Khan, had a meeting with US State Department Counselor Derek Sholette. Sholette, a senior adviser to US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, was the first to report the meeting.

When a reporter drew attention to Biden's comments, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, 'I don't have a specific statement to make here. However, the United States is confident of Pakistan's commitment and ability to protect its nuclear assets.

spokesman added, 'The US has always viewed a secure and prosperous Pakistan as vital to US interests. More broadly, the United States values ​​our longstanding relationship with Pakistan.'

Mentioning that there are regular meetings between the officials of the United States and Pakistan, this spokesperson said, 'We see this relationship between the two countries as important. It is something we are going to continue to communicate closely.'