India strongly warned to halt 'frivolous' terror propaganda against Pakistan.

ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan on Wednesday rejected the 'baseless and frivolous' accusations made by Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, calling the Indian official's tirade a 'reflection of growing frustration' over New Dehli's failure to malign and isolate Islamabad.

Earlier this week, the Indian minister made a veiled attack on Pakistan during a press conference in Vienna along with his Austrian counterpart Alexander Schallenberg.

'We spoke on the threats to international peace and security that are posed by terrorism, including its cross-border practices, violent extremism, radicalisation and fundamentalism. Their effects cannot be contained within a region especially so when they are deeply connected to narcotics and illegal weapons trade, and other forms of international crime. Since the epicentre is located so close to India, naturally our experiences and insights are useful to others,' he alleged.

Responding to media queries today, Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zehra Baloch said: 'Pakistan rejects the baseless and frivolous accusations made by the Indian External Affairs Minister. His latest tirade is a reflection of growing frustration over India's failure to malign and isolate Pakistan.'

She said that for the last several years, India has engaged in a malicious campaign to mislead the international community through a...

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