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ISLAMABAD, (APP): The Foreign Office on Thursday said
the involvement of foreign element could not be ruled out in the
Quetta terrorist attack.
“India has been involved in subversive activities in
Pakistan,” Spokesman Nafees Zakaria said in response to a question
on Indian intelligence agency RAW’s hand behind the recent terrorist
attack on a Quetta hospital that claimed 70 lives.
The Spokesman said investigations by intelligence agencies
were underway, adding that the confessional statement of Indian
serving naval officer Kalbhushan Yadav had vindicated Pakistan’s
stance on Indian involvement.
He said the Pakistan government not only at present, but
several foreign secretaries in the past had also pointed that “our
neighbour” was financing terrorist activities.
When asked on India’s statement of arresting a Pakistani
Bahadur Ali for intruding into Kashmir, the Spokesman rejected the
claim, saying Pakistan would not allow anyone use its soil against
any other country.
He mentioned that Pakistan was already the victim of terrorism
and did not support terrorist activities.
Zakaria said Pakistan remained concerned about the constant
human rights violations in Indian-held Kashmir and would continue to
raise question on the presence of 700,000 Indian security personnel
in the valley.
He said supporting Pakistan’s stance, the brutal killings of
Kashmiris was duly condemned by international community including
OIC Secretary General, the United Nations, China, Azerbaijan,
Turkey, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch.