Daily Times July 28, 2021 Pakistan on Tuesday termed the report of the US State Department as ‘factually incorrect and misleading’ and said the country’s courts were independent and functioning in accordance with the constitution. Responding to media queries regarding the Investment Climate Statements for 2021 released by the US Department of State, the Foreign Office spokesperson said, “We take strong exception to the gratuitous and unwarranted comments made in the report on Pakistan’s judicial system”. “The judiciary in Pakistan is independent and the courts are functioning in accordance with the constitution and laws of the country. The allegations to the contrary are firmly denied as factually incorrect and misleading,” FO Spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri said.