India / India Rejects Pakistans Claim of Role in Bomb Blast outside Hafiz Saeeds house

New Delhi: India has once again lambasted Pakistan. The Indian Ministry of External Affairs has rejected Pakistan's claim that India was involved in the bomb blast near the Lahore home of Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed. . India called it "baseless propaganda" of the neighboring country. It also advised Pakistan to take "credible and verifiable" action against terrorism spreading from its soil. This has been said by the Indian Ministry of External Affairs.

'Pakistan should fix its home first'

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said through video conferencing, “It is not new for Pakistan to engage in ‘baseless propaganda’ against India. He said that Pakistan should try to repair its house. Credible and verifiable steps should be taken against terrorism emanating from its soil where such elements find refuge.

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He said the international community is well aware of Pakistan's credibility when it comes to terrorism. Bagchi said this also becomes clear when its (Pakistan) leadership describes Osama bin Laden as a 'martyr'.

Pakistan's charge

Saeed is the mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai terror attack and the head of the banned Jamaat-ud-Dawa. Pakistan's National Security Adviser Moeed Yusuf had said, "Through forensic reports, electronic devices, we have identified its main conspirator and we have no doubts to say that the main conspirator is related to RAW."

3 killed in bomb blast

Three people were killed and 24 others were injured in a car bomb blast outside Saeed's house at the Board of Revenue Housing Society in Lahore's Jauhar area on June 23.

A closer look at the situation in Afghanistan

When the spokesperson was asked about reports that India was closing its missions there in view of the escalation in violence in Afghanistan. In response, he said that India is closely monitoring the emerging security situation in Afghanistan. Also clarified that Indian missions and embassies are open and functioning in that country. Earlier last Tuesday, the Indian High Commission in Kabul had also called these reports 'false'.