Pakistan Friday taking serious notice of the remarks of Indian Junior External Affairs Minister Shashi Tharoor regarding joint statement issued following meeting between the prime ministers of two countries in Sharm El-Sheikh said such statements are inconsistent with diplomatic norms. The Foreign Office spokesman Abdul Basit while commenting on Tharoors remarks about Pakistan, as reported in Indian media said The insinuations made by Mr. Tharoor were unwarranted and inconsistent with diplomatic norms. The spokesman added that both sides should refrain from remarks that detract from the progress made in Sharm El-Sheikh.