Qingdao/IBNS, June 26 -- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has refused to sign the joint statement at a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meeting as the document did not mention the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack but carried Balochistan unrest.

The document mentioned the Balochistan unrest obliquely accusing India of causing the situation prevailing in the Pakistani region despite New Delhi's repeated rejection of its involvement.

At the SCO Defence Ministers' Meeting in Qingdao, Singh called for united global action against terrorism, radicalisation, and extremism, citing them as the biggest threats to regional peace and trust.

Referring to the heinous Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 civilians including a Nepali national, he...