Pakistan has hit new low with denial of Af victim’s account: MEA

NEW DELHI: After Pakistan dragged India into the ongoing controversy over the abduction of the daughter of Afghanistan’s envoy in Islamabad, the government on Thursday hit back saying Pakistan’s denial of the victim’s account of the incident was “stooping to a new low”.
Pakistan interior minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed had earlier said Indian agencies were responsible for her abduction. Reacting to the claim, India described the abduction as shocking. “This involves two other countries. and usually we wouldn’t comment. However, since the interior minister of Pakistan has dragged India into it, I would like to say that even by their standards, Pakistan’s denial of the victim’s account is stooping to a new low,” MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said. Pakistan rejected India’s remarks. The foreign office said India was in no position to pontificate on ‘standards’ for other countries. It called upon India to refrain from its smear campaign.