FO rejects Mukherjee’s remarks

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Monday rejected Indian allegations that the country was still in denial over terrorism. The Foreign Office was responding to Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee’s statement that Pakistan was still in denial over cross-border terrorism. “Such remarks were unhelpful,” a Foreign Office spokesman said in a statement. He said the international community had praised Pakistan’s efforts to bring the perpetrators of the Mumbai attacks to justice. “Pakistan will continue working towards this end,” he said. staff report