Pak regrets 'baseless insinuations' on Kabul bombing

Rezaul H Laskar

Islamabad, Oct 11 (PTI) Pakistan has expressed regret
over "baseless insinuations" linking it to the suicide bombing
near the Indian embassy in Afghanistan and said New Delhi
should instead "opt for cooperation" to end terrorism.

Foreign Office spokesman Abdul Basit said though
Islamabad had strongly condemned Thursday's "dastardly act of
terrorism close to the Indian embassy in Kabul", Indian
officials and media were blaming Pakistan for the attack.

"Regrettably the Indian officials and media continue to
make baseless insinuations against Pakistan. These have become
impulsive reactions betraying a strange mindset," Basit said
in a statement issued late Saturday night.

The attack near the Indian embassy in the Afghan capital
was followed closely by "terrible terrorist attacks" in
Peshawar, Islamabad and Rawalpindi that caused "huge loss of
lives and injury to innocent persons", Basit said.

"It is evident that terrorists are enemies of both the
people of Afghanistan and Pakistan," he said.

"Instead of recrimination, India should opt for
cooperation," he added.