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ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office (FO) on Monday strongly rejected Indian media reports alleging Pakistan's involvement in the recent Dhaka attack in which 20 foreigners were killed.
In a statement, FO Spokesman Nafees Zakaria termed the allegations baseless and the reporting of such stories in Indian media "highly regrettable".
A section of India media had reported that Bangladesh Information Minister Hasanul Haq and Adviser to Bangladesh Prime Minister Gowher Rizvi blamed Pakistan and its intelligence agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) for the attacks.
"These stories are utterly baseless and unfounded. Pakistan strongly rejects such allegations," the FO spokesman added.
Zakaria said Pakistan deeply appreciates Gowher Rizvi's timely rebuttal to Indian media’s reports.
Rizvi contacted Pakistan’s high commissioner to Bangladesh and confirmed that the Bangladeshi government did not issue any such statement regarding Pakistan and that Indian media reports in this regard are false.
He also advised Pakistan’s high commissioner to convey this clarification to the government of Pakistan in order to avoid any misunderstanding between the two countries.
Pakistan has strongly condemned the terrorist attack in Dhaka and expressed solidarity with the government and the people of Bangladesh, and offered condolences to the families of the victims.
The FO said that Pakistan condemns terrorism in all its forms and manifestations.
"Being a victim of terrorism itself, Pakistan welcomes Prof. Gowher Rizvi’s call for international cooperation to fight the menace of terrorism."
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Jul 04, 2016 04:54pm
Hallucinations! No one blamed any one. Even Bangladeshis are confused whether it's ISIS or not..
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Jul 04, 2016 04:55pm
why Pakistan have to give statement on this??
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Jul 04, 2016 04:55pm
the only motive of India is to destabilize Pakistan.
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Jul 04, 2016 04:57pm
Glad that Indian media didn't put Iraq bombing blame on us! Be professional guys!
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Jul 04, 2016 05:01pm
Its a human nature to make noise about certain issues to divert the attention elsewhere in which they themselves might be involved. This could be the case of Indian media which is the mouth peace of Indian establishment and security apparatus.
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Jul 04, 2016 05:03pm
India has no shame....their lies have been proven on the Pankot saga, now here they are again peddling their lies.
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Jul 04, 2016 05:02pm
Indian media is puppet and playing in govt. hands. Blamming Pakistan for everything will not work anymore.
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Jul 04, 2016 05:05pm
Why does the Foreign Office get involved in this, they should have contacted their Bangladeshi counterparts, and clarified the situation, not issue statement on news in a third country's press report.
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Jul 04, 2016 05:11pm
Indian media is very unresponsible and highly anti-Pakistan. The hate in Indian media against Pakistan must stop. It also leads to anti-Muslim sentiments within India.
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Jul 04, 2016 05:10pm
Shooting with the blind eye! By doing such acts...time and again Indian media prove their level of credibility
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Jul 04, 2016 05:13pm
@singh.ra read the article once again.
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Jul 04, 2016 05:12pm
Very irresponsible of indian media-it is representing more than a billion ppl:(
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Jul 04, 2016 05:12pm
@KAHN where is Indian media coming from. The statement made by the Bangladeshi minister is in public domain.
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Jul 04, 2016 05:16pm
India is an undisputed champion of such blame & benefit politics...
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Jul 04, 2016 05:15pm
Come on Pakistan FO. Don't fall for this childish trap. It's their over hyped media that is making all this nonsense up. GOI has not made any statement to this regards. Just say that you do not respond to baseless media stories and leave it at that.
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Jul 04, 2016 05:26pm
Actual facts shall be revealed after the investigation. At this stage, it is premature to blame someone.
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Jul 04, 2016 05:26pm
Why this statement? Are you going to answer Indian media TV anchors too? Don't go too low, wake up foreign office.
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Jul 04, 2016 05:28pm
@Rahul
"where is Indian media coming from. The statement made by the Bangladeshi minister is in public domain".
No it is not. He has refuted it unequivocally. The only domain it is in is the Indian media, which seems to be incapable of resisting the temptation to do Pakistan down. Stirring up hatred based on lies ultimately proves catastrophic for all concerned - including India
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Jul 04, 2016 05:29pm
@Rahul , the statement by the Bangladeshi minister is an answer to NDTV who blamed Pakistan for this attack.
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Jul 04, 2016 05:27pm
Bangladesh should investigate from all angels, even RAW involvement should also be not tuled out. Why ISIS sparing India?
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Jul 04, 2016 05:42pm
Looks like ISIS is surrounding India.
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Jul 04, 2016 05:42pm
What exactly Indian media wants?
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Jul 04, 2016 05:57pm
Only Bangla Govt. & their agencies have right to provide conclusion ,no one else.
regards; A Bharatiya
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Jul 04, 2016 05:55pm
They look for fickle excuses to bring Pakistan into everything!
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Jul 04, 2016 05:57pm
Bangladesh Government has rejected Indian propaganda and has formally conveyed the same to Pakistani Government
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Jul 04, 2016 06:04pm
Indians have become pretty reckless in their anti Pakistan posturing under Modi Government.
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Jul 04, 2016 06:09pm
Highly irresponsible and questionable ethics of some people in Indian media, spreading false news should be made high treason, this can cause huge damage to India internationally, GOI should immediately make a legislation on this.
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Jul 04, 2016 06:17pm
Rein in your media, neighbors. They are always trying to create problems
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Jul 04, 2016 06:15pm
Let them close their eyes in hate and blame Pakistan and continue facing the same music un-interrupted!
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Jul 04, 2016 06:20pm
Out of the 6 militants shot dead "five are a graduate of Bangladesh's leading private university, an 18-year-old student at an elite school and the son of a ruling party official." So irresponsible, inane propaganda by Indian media then, and damaging to their own credibility!
http://www.dawn.com/news/1269035/dhaka-cafe-attack-the-rich-bangladeshi-kids-who-grew-up-to-be-radicals
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Jul 04, 2016 06:22pm
@tamil ..... Fully agree with you.
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Jul 04, 2016 06:23pm
Can someone please show this news article to our honorable PM Mian Nawaz Sharif. He seems to enjoy great relationship with Indian PM and business tycoons.
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Jul 04, 2016 06:34pm
India at this point in time doesn'g want the revion to groe but only itself. The sooner, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and other neighboring countries understand this the better. India would provide fire to fuel tensions among neighbors through false propaganda instead of bringing harmony to entire region. As Pakistanis we can feel the pain of Bangladesh.
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Jul 04, 2016 06:45pm
@singh.ra;
'why Pakistan have to give statement on this??'
Because Baniyas are chanting the familiar mantra of blaming us.
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Jul 04, 2016 07:21pm
Which country benefits if the value added Bangladesh garment industry shifts, it will certainly be India. Who is the beneficiary of these attacks, are the real culprits.
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Jul 04, 2016 07:39pm
Usual statement...not surprised!
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Jul 04, 2016 07:41pm
Typical Indian strategy to defame Pakistan worldwide and now in BD and Afganistan
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Jul 04, 2016 07:49pm
@truthspeaks - Actually most people in India would like Pakistan to be a modern stable, successful democracy like Japan, or Singapore. Most people wish Pakistan well.
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Jul 04, 2016 07:50pm
India is a weak country, hence does not miss any opportunity to throw mud on strong Pakistan and happy with it.
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Jul 04, 2016 07:51pm
@Mustafa R. listen brother our land is of the brave RAJPUTS AND BRAVE JATTS , baniyas have very less role ..
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Jul 04, 2016 07:56pm
Pakistan government and the parliament have all the resources to eliminate terrorism and extremism from the country if they seriously and sincerely want to do so.
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Jul 04, 2016 07:58pm
@singh.ra
Read careflly. Even Bangladesh government has refuted this allegations by Indian media.And what do you expect ...
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Jul 04, 2016 08:02pm
2016 Bangladesh expelled a diplomat for links to terror funding and financing,
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Jul 04, 2016 08:03pm
During the calamity Nepal had banned entry of Indian media for its irresponsible reporting.
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Jul 04, 2016 08:10pm
Bangladesh govt are beyond delusional. They've learned from India to blame their incompetence on others
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Jul 04, 2016 08:16pm
Guys before you blame the media alone ,this statement was also made on camera by Bangladesh Home minister Asaduzzaman Khan .This interview is available on you-tube and can be verified.
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Jul 04, 2016 08:17pm
Indian media has no credibility, losing it further with such kind of juvenile slander.
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Jul 04, 2016 08:17pm
I saw it coming, in a different tone though. I feared Bangladesh would fix it on JI, and by extension drag Pakistan.
Sanity prevailed.
Yes we're estranged brothers. Yes as elder we should say sorry to Bangladesh.For real & perceived wrongs.
But that doesn't allow others to exploit in such baseless & shameless manner.
There's a way to madness.
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Jul 04, 2016 08:21pm
@singh.ra .I fully support ur statement.
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Jul 04, 2016 08:24pm
@Alam
Because India doesn't segregate terrorism between good and bad.
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Jul 04, 2016 08:25pm
@N.Sid Diplomat recalled from Dhaka over ‘extremist link’. You know who was the diplomat and from which country?
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Jul 04, 2016 08:25pm
Never make any friendship with India and that is my sincere advise to Pakistan.
India looks for opportunity to destabilize Pakistan.
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Jul 04, 2016 08:26pm
There is so much hate going on in India against Muslims and other minorities but it does not come out but it will soon come out in International media as soon things going to change.
India is trying to divert the attention.
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Jul 04, 2016 08:29pm
@VIJAY SINGH Could you please let me know the percentage of Rajputs and Jatts
in Indian population.
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Jul 04, 2016 08:44pm
Remember mukti bhani. Do it and blame it on Pakistan.
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Jul 04, 2016 09:02pm
@singh.ra Because your media has been crying about this all day without any proof as usual
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Jul 04, 2016 09:06pm
@Rahul Indian Media saying that Bangladesh Minister gave statement when its not true they haven't given any statement to it was all fabricated by Indian Media as usual . how many time you guys going to humiliate yourself first with Samjhota express , sarabjeet , plane hijack wrong claim , phatan goat incident every where your media fabricated all that and came out nothing
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Jul 04, 2016 09:09pm
Indian Media - not sure why it is called 'Media' more like a propaganda machine. No wonder so may Indians come to DAWN to get the real news.
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Jul 04, 2016 09:27pm
Why Pakistan need to answer this, why cant out government sue all who do all these baseless claims.
Why Pakistan government cant stand and take some serious actions about it. Not only government why not opposition, media, lawyers all joint hand against everyone against Pakistan.
Huge question for everyone?
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Jul 04, 2016 10:06pm
@Saleem only in your head
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Jul 04, 2016 10:15pm
@Khwarezmi if what you said is true, then it is very good news.
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Jul 04, 2016 10:17pm
Why is everyone abusing Indian media. A bangladeshi minister made this allegation!
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Jul 04, 2016 10:40pm
@singh.ra Why, of all the people you care?
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Jul 04, 2016 11:01pm
Why blame Indians when the interview of the Bangladesh FM is available on You Tube.
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Jul 04, 2016 11:08pm
"The Foreign Office (FO) on Monday strongly rejected Indian media reports alleging Pakistan's involvement
Can you please name the media which said that?
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Jul 04, 2016 11:35pm
@Rahul
Well said.
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Jul 04, 2016 11:48pm
@Rohan you don't have to as you are the ones spreading all this.
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Jul 04, 2016 11:56pm
Why we are so much defensive?
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Jul 05, 2016 12:24am
Pakistan need to accept the facts. You cannot run away from truth.
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Jul 05, 2016 12:32am
India has the second highest Muslim population in the world. And proud to say that Indian Muslims are generally peace loving people.
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Jul 05, 2016 12:32am
Why India?
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Jul 05, 2016 12:44am
No need to even respond to these ridiculous and baseless allegations.
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Jul 05, 2016 01:27am
@tamil we can't make legislation because those in our government are sponsors of such Unhealthy tactics.
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Jul 05, 2016 03:10am
@Taimoor Khan is there smoke without Fire?
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Jul 05, 2016 05:51am
FBI is joining the investigation and we will find out.
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Jul 05, 2016 05:56am
@Rehan
Yes, only those without a shadow of doubt can sue.
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Jul 05, 2016 07:00am
@Clement Fernandez and what about lost India people in power? How do they feel about pakistan?
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Jul 05, 2016 08:51am
@MYRESPONSE its 5 times more than pakistan
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Jul 05, 2016 09:01am
@VIJAY SINGH;
You probably don't understand how the term 'Baniya' is used in Urdu.
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Jul 05, 2016 09:10am
@Muhammed Ali UK r we in fact or is it other way around
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Jul 05, 2016 09:10am
@mustanid becoz they r responsible thts why.
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Jul 05, 2016 09:09am
@Ijaz get your facts correct.
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Jul 05, 2016 10:24am
In the unfortunate event we the Pakistani are with our Bengali brothers.
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Jul 05, 2016 02:41pm
This is a shameful and irresponsible statement from India which they always do against Pakistan.
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Jul 05, 2016 02:48pm
The statement accusing Pakistan was made on camera by Bangladesh Home minister Asaduzzaman Khan which is available on you-tube as well.
Where is Indian media in the picture?
Or am I missing something?
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Jul 05, 2016 05:30pm
Can you hear??? It's Bangladeshi minister!!!
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Jul 05, 2016 05:48pm
The discussions should have been that BD ministers or spokesperson are falsely spreading allegations or BD does not know what stand to take on terror attacks. What is role of Indian media here they just played the interviews.
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Jul 06, 2016 02:04am
@Mustafa R. And Mullahs are terrorising the whole world.
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Jul 06, 2016 03:13am
This is quite old script, they should have come with something better. Oh guess they don't even write their own scripts, they copy it from HollyWood.
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Jul 06, 2016 05:42am
I'm surprised India hasn't blamed Pakistan for Kennedy's assassination!!!
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Jul 06, 2016 07:56am
It is well to reject it
But does anyone believe you?
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Jul 06, 2016 08:32am
@KAHN Check out where most wanted terrorists live in this world....you will be surprised.
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Jul 06, 2016 08:39am
@KAHN Glad....what about UAE blame...
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Jul 06, 2016 09:16am
It is not Indian who are blaming Pakistan. It is the Bangladeshi.
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Jul 06, 2016 01:10pm
@mustanid Not just India but literally the whole world except for China and Turkey. China has not been hit so far but the ratcheting is being done and Turkey still wondering what hit her.
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Jul 06, 2016 01:13pm
@Rehan The statement came from its minister. In a interview which was broadcast on Indian media. The rebuttal came from a low level advisor of the PM and it was standard format. The msg has gone through and officially the excuse also
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