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Pakistan summons US ambassador over Biden's nuclear remark

FILE PHOTO - Pakistan's Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari speaks following his meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the State Department in Washington, U.S., September 26, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/Pool

Pakistan's foreign minister on Saturday said the U.S. ambassador to the country had been summoned after President Joe Biden said in a speech that Pakistan is "maybe one of the most dangerous nations in the world" as it has "nuclear weapons without any cohesion".

The minister, Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said he was surprised by Biden's comments and a misunderstanding was created by a lack of engagement.

Bhutto-Zardari said he didn't think the decision to summon the U.S. Ambassador will negatively affect relations with the United States.

Biden made the remarks at a Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee reception on Thursday.

(Reporting by Gibran Peshimam; Writing by Rupam Jain; Editing by Kirsten Donovan)

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