The US State Department spokesperson sidestepped a reporter's question about a Pakistani minister's claim that his country carried out 'dirty work' on behalf of the US and the UK

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Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council, Islamabad pushed to water down the language in the US-proposed statement, which originally named and shamed The Resistance Front.