The diplomat says Pakistan has fought the war against terrorism largely from its own resources, which has cost over $120 billion in 15 years. ? Geo News FILE

KARACHI: Pakistan's Ambassador to the United States Aizaz Chaudhry Friday said that diplomacy of deadlines and redlines is counterproductive in meeting common threats to Pakistan and the United States.

The statement by Pakistan's ambassador to the US came in response to the US' suspension of security assistance to Islamabad.

Chaudhry, in a statement, said that they are engaged with the US administration on the issue and await further details.

"It, however, needs to be appreciated that Pakistan has fought the war against terrorism largely from its own resources, which has cost over $120 billion in 15 years," the statement read.

"We believe that Pakistan-US cooperation in fighting terrorism has directly served US national security interests."

War on terror fought with Pakistan?s own resources, says FO after US aid cut

The fight has cost over US$120 billion in 15 years, the FO statement reads

The ambassador stated that the cooperation between the two nations has helped fight Al-Qaeda and other groups, who took advantage of ungoverned spaces along a long porous border and posed a common threat to both the countries.

He said that Pakistan, through series of major operations cleared all these areas resulting in significant improvement in the country's security.

"A similar action needs to be taken on the Afghan side, which has vast stretches of ungoverned spaces," Chaudhry stressed, in his statement, adding, "Working towards enduring peace requires patience and persistence."

The Pakistani diplomat pointed to the emergence of new and more deadly groups like Daesh in Afghanistan, which he said, calls for enhancing international cooperation.

He noted that "diplomacy of deadlines and redlines is counterproductive in meeting such common threats."