WASHINGTON (National Times) – White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre during press briefing on Saturday said that US President Joe Biden s remarks pertaining to Pakistan s nuclear programme were “nothing new” as he has made such comments before.

Joe Biden had earlier alleged that Pakistan’s nuclear programme lacks “cohesion” and that it was among the world’s most dangerous nations.

In response to a question during a press briefing on Saturday, Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Biden views a secure and prosperous Pakistan as critical to US interests.

“So that is something [about what his views have] been on Pakistan,” the press secretary said. “More specifically he s made those comments before, so that is nothing new — what you heard from him last night.”

Defending Biden s remarks, the press secretary said that Biden believes in a secure and prosperous Pakistan, and so he thinks that s “important to US interests”.