Pakistan, June 26 -- NEW DELHI - India declined to sign a joint statement during the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meeting in China, objecting to mentions of terrorist activities in Pakistan's Balochistan. India also raised concerns over the document's failure to mention the Pahalgam incident in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK).
Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh attended the SCO Defence Ministers' meeting in Qingdao, which included representatives from 10 member countries such as Russia, China, Pakistan, and India. Due to India's refusal, the forum decided against issuing a joint statement, reflecting disagreements over how terrorism issues were addressed.
This development followed Pakistan's Foreign Offic...