US backs Pakistan’s right to self-defence after UN votes on global counterterrorism strategy

The United States reiterated support for Pakistan’s right to self-defense against terrorism amid the UN's ninth review of its Global Counterterrorism Strategy. The US voted against the strategy's updated framework, criticizing it as 'bloated and outdated,' while Pakistan and 140 other nations approved it. Pakistan responded to a terrorist attack by targeting infrastructure along the Afghan border.