Pakistan rubbishes Indian media claims linking country with Kabul Gurdwara attack

FO says that act is highly mischievous and condemnable

The Foreign Office of Pakistan on Tuesday rejected Indian media reports linking the country with the March 25 terrorist attack on a Gurdwara in Kabul.

Foreign Office Spokesperson Aisha Farooqui said that the act was "highly mischievous and condemnable,” adding that it was patently designed to malign Pakistan.

“Pakistan has already strongly condemned the dastardly terrorist attack on the Gurdwara, in which so many precious lives were lost,” Farooqui stated. “Places of worship are sacrosanct and their sanctity must be respected at all times,” she added.



The perpetrators of this heinous crime must be brought to justice, she said. “India’s overall smear campaign against Pakistan is well-known. Seeking to implicate Pakistan in this terrorist attack is part of the desperate attempts India is making to divert attention from its own unacceptable actions and state-terrorism in Indian Occupied Jammu & Kashmir (IOJ&K).”



The spokesperson further said that Pakistan has suffered and has fought resolutely against the scourge of terrorism including state-sponsored terrorism emanating from across the border.

“Pakistan firmly believes that such despicable terrorist acts have no political, religious or moral justification,” Farooqui observed.

She added that Pakistan is confident that such Indian ploys will not succeed in misleading the world community.