Pakistan defence minister Khawaja Mohammed Asif has said the Indian leadership had not levelled any allegation on Pakistan regarding the Pathankot airbase terror attack.
Pakistan defence minister Khawaja Mohammed Asif has said the Indian leadership had not levelled any allegation on Pakistan regarding the Pathankot airbase terror attack.
“Some elements wanted to sabotage the talks process between the two neighbouring countries through such terror acts, but they did not succeed in their nefarious designs,” he said in an interview with a Pakistani television channel.
He said Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif telephoned his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi and they agreed that a cordial relationship was the most appropriate response to the terrorists. “Leaders of both the countries had not given any controversial statement regarding the Pathankot attack,” he added. To a question, he said Pakistan itself was a victim of terrorism and was fighting a successful war against the menace.
Meanwhile, spokesperson to the Pakistan PM, Musadik Malik said Pakistan has always supported peace in the region and has been fighting a war against terrorism in order to wipe it out from the region. He said, “We are expecting a positive attitude from the Indian side after the Pathankot incident. Pakistan has no involvement in this terror attack. The Prime Minister also contacted Indian PM Narendra Modi and expressed sympathies over the incident.” Pakistan, he said, was ready to cooperate with India in investigation of the Pathankot incident.
Separately, officials said, the federal government was reluctant to raise the water dispute with India at the international level.
Pakistan in a letter on July 24, 2014 to India had proposed appointment of an international expert to decide the issue.
