China safeguards Pakistan, says it is at frontlines of anti-terror battle

Beijing, Jun 28 A day after India and the US requested that Pakistan stop cross-border terror, China today set up a solid resistance of its 'all-weather' ally, saying Islamabad was at the frontlines of the fight against terrorism.

"China believes that the international participation against terrorism ought to be upgraded and stepped up. The international community should give full acknowledgment and certification to Pakistan's efforts in such manner," Chinese Foreign Ministry representative Lu Kang told journalists here.

His comments came in response to the India-US joint statement issued after the discussions between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump.

"We have to say Pakistan remains at the frontlines of the international counter terrorism fight and has been attempting efforts in such manner," Lu said because of the announcement in which India and the US had requested that Islamabad guarantee that its dirt is not utilized for cross-fringe dread.

The joint articulation issued yesterday after Modi-Trump meeting had also called on Pakistan to quickly convey to equity the culprits of the Mumbai, Pathankot, and different cross-borderterrorist attacks.

Modi and Trump additionally pledged to fortify endeavors to fight terrorism and eliminate safe havens for terrorists.

In front of the Modi-Trump meeting, the US State Department had set the tone for the summit by declaring Syed Salahuddin, head of Kashmiri activist gathering Hizbul Mujahideen, as a'global terrorist'.

The State Department's activity had conveyed a solid message against the terrorism emanating from the nation which is harming India.

Amid their meeting, Modi and Trump had likewise "dedicated to reinforce participation against psychological militant dangers from bunches including al-Qaeda, ISIS, Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), D-Company (driven by black market wear and dread genius Dawood Ibrahim), and their partners."

On the Modi - Trump converses with enhance Indo-US ties, Lu said China is satisfied over nations developing friendly cooperative relations.

"We think such relations play a positive and helpful part in maintaining peace and dependability in the locale.