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The statement did not mention the Pahalgam terror attack In April that claimed 26 innocent lives, according to source

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has refused to sign a joint statement at a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers meet at Qingdao China.

According to sources the statement did not mention the Pahalgam terror attack In April that claimed 26 innocent lives and also did not

reflect India's position on countering terrorism.

But it did mention the attack in Balochistan-the Jaffar express hijacking in March.

Pahalgam's exclusion from the document seems to have been done at Pakistan's behest as its ally, China, is the present Ch...