Islamabad – A Pakistani Foreign Ministry Spokesman on Thursday said that countries needed to adopt policies not susceptible for exploitation by entities wanting cracks in coalition against terrorism along religious lines.
The spokesman, Nafees Zakaria, made the remarks at the weekly briefing while being questioned on the new U.S. visa policy.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s travel ban was criticised by the seven concerned states – Syria, Iraq, Yemen, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Iran – as well as governments of other countries.
“It is every country’s sovereign right to decide its immigration policy but such decisions are not without humanitarian and political dimensions that need to be looked at and considered in going forward,’’ Zakaria said.
He said that Pakistan looked forward to strengthening relations with the U.S.