Pakistan on Monday denied its involvement in the killing of Border Roads Organisation driver R K Maniappan in Afghanistan and said that a statement by India's National Security Advisor M K Narayanan levelling the charge was 'not a responsible' one.
"It is not a responsible statement because there is no such evidence," Pakistan Foreign Office spokesperson Tasnim Aslam told PTI, reacting to Narayanan's remarks.
Aslam said eight Pakistani drivers were killed during the past few years while transporting fuel to Afghanistan and Pakistan has not 'pointed' fingers at anyone.
Stressing that Pakistan considered killing of innocent civilians terrorism, Aslam has also told the media that Narayanan's charge was 'baseless and irresponsible'.
Addressing reporters at his native town of Ottappalam in Kerala on Saturday night, Narayanan said Maniappan's killing was the result of a 'conspiracy' between Pakistan and the Taliban.
Pakistan's aim was to create a rift in the cordial relations existing between India and Afghanistan, he had said, adding, "It is a conspiracy, cheating and an ill-motivated act."
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