Pakistan on Tuesday “emphatically” rejected the Indian accusations that official agencies backed the Mumbai attacks and said such remarks were raising tensions in the region. In a strong response to Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s statement in which he blamed Islamabad for using terrorism as state policy, Pakistan’s Foreign Office said that India had embarked on “propaganda offensive”.
“The government emphatically rejects the unfortunate allegations levelled against Pakistan by Indian Premier in New Delhi today,” said the Foreign Office spokesman Muhammad Sadiq.
He said, “Instead of responding positively to Pakistan’s offer of cooperation and constructive proposals, India has chosen to embark on a propaganda offensive.” “It will not only ratchet up tensions but occlude facts and destroy all prospects of serious and objective investigations into the Mumbai attacks,” Sadiq said.
He said that vilifying Pakistan or for that matter any of its state institutions on this score was unwarranted and unacceptable. “This is a sure way to close avenues of cooperation in combating this menace,” he said.
“The government emphatically rejects the unfortunate allegations levelled against Pakistan by Indian Premier in New Delhi today,” said the Foreign Office spokesman Muhammad Sadiq.
He said, “Instead of responding positively to Pakistan’s offer of cooperation and constructive proposals, India has chosen to embark on a propaganda offensive.” “It will not only ratchet up tensions but occlude facts and destroy all prospects of serious and objective investigations into the Mumbai attacks,” Sadiq said.
He said that vilifying Pakistan or for that matter any of its state institutions on this score was unwarranted and unacceptable. “This is a sure way to close avenues of cooperation in combating this menace,” he said.
