WEB DESK
India today dismissed the claim of Pakistan Prime Minister’s Special assistant on national security that New Delhi has sent a message to Islamabad indicating a desire for talks between the two countries.
Briefing media virtually, MEA Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said, we have seen reports on interview of a senior Pakistani official to an India media outlet and he has commented on India’s internal matters.
He said, as always, this is an effort of present Pakistan Government to divert attention from domestic failures and mislead its domestic constituents by pulling India into headlines on a daily basis.
The MEA Spokesperson said, the official is well advised to restrict his advise to his establishment and not to comment on India’s domestic policies.
Mr Srivastava said, the statements made by the official are contrary to facts, misleading and fictitious.
He said, with regard to the purported message that was referred to, no such message was sent from our side.
The Spokesperson said, Pakistan continues to support cross border terrorism against India and also been resorting to unprovoked ceasefire violations to support terrorist infiltration.
He said, the Pakistani leadership continues to indulge in an inappropriate, provocative and hate speech against India.
Mr Srivastava said, such support to terrorism against India and use of derogatory and abusive language are not conducive to normal neighbourly relations.