Pakistan Refutes India's Allegations of Backing Terrorist

BELGRADE - Islamabad rejects New Delhi's accusations of supporting terrorism groups in India-controlled disputed region of Jammu and Kashmir made after a deadly attack took place there, Sartaj Aziz, adviser to Pakistan's Prime Minister on foreign affairs, said.

"Pakistan has noted with serious concern the recent spate of vitriolic and unsubstantiated statements emanating from Indian civil and military leadership in the aftermath of yesterday's attack on Indian occupation forces in the Uri sector of the Indian Occupied Kashmir (IOK). Pakistan categorically rejects the baseless and irresponsible accusations being levelled by senior officials in Prime Minister [Narendra] Modi's Government," Aziz said in a Sunday statement, as quoted by Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

He added that the the statements made by Indian officials were an attempt "to deflect attention"...