ISLAMABAD, March 13: The Foreign Office rejected Indian allegations on Wednesday that Pakistani militants were behind an attack in Srinagar on a paramilitary force compound, saying imprudent reactions from Delhi could affect normalisation of ties.
“We feel that this trend of making irresponsible statements and knee-jerk reactions by senior Indian government functionaries have the potential of undermining the efforts made by both sides to normalise relations between the two countries,” FO spokesman Moazzam Khan said.
He was reacting to a statement by Indian Home Secretary R.K. Singh that attack on Central Reserve Police Force might have been carried out by Pakistani militants.
Mr Singh had said: “Prima facie evidence suggests that the militants who attacked the members of the Central Reserve Police Force were from across the border, they were probably from Pakistan.”
Pakistan, Mr Khan said, “condemns such actions of terrorism in the strongest possible terms”. He called upon Delhi to carry out thorough investigations into the incident before levelling accusations against Pakistan which he said were counter-productive and served no purpose.
Pakistan, he reminded, was itself a victim of terrorism and had made “immense sacrifices in its efforts against this menace”.
Mr Khan also rejected a statement by Indian Defence Minister A.K. Antony in Rajya Sabha in which he had accused Special Services Group of Pakistan Army of beheading two Indian soldiers along the Line of Control on Jan 8.
Cross-LoC violence has put the dialogue on hold. Pakistan remains committed to discussing and resolving all outstanding issues with India through a meaningful dialogue, Mr Khan said.
