Pakistan on Thursday rejected the comments made by U.S. President Donald Trump about its counter-terror approach.

A statement issued by the National Security Committee after a five-hour meeting said “scapegoating Pakistan will not help in stabilising Afghanistan”. The meeting was headed by Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi.

President Trump had earlier said that Pakistan was providing safe havens to terrorists.

The Committee stressed that India cannot be a net security provider in South Asia as it has conflictual relationships with its neighbours and is “pursuing a policy of destabilising Pakistan from the east and the west”.

On concerns about nuclear security, the Security Committee said that “as a responsible Nuclear weapon state, Pakistan has in place a robust and credible command and control system which has been universally recognised and appreciated.”