ISLAMABAD: Pakistan categorically rejected Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's insinuation of Pakistan's involvement in the Pulwama attack by alluding to remarks made by a minister in the National Assembly. In a statement issued here on Saturday, Foreign Office spokesman Zahid Hafeez Chaudhry said that it is a brazen attempt to twist the remarks of the federal minister, who was referring to the befitting response given by the Pakistan Armed Forces in broad daylight to India's ill-conceived misadventure of 26th February 2019, in violation of the UN Charter and international law.

"It is the BJP leadership's incurable obsession with Pakistan that impels them to invariably blame Pakistan for their own failings and shortcomings," he added. He said that Pakistan firmly believes that the biggest beneficiary of the February 2019 Pulwama attack was the BJP government, as it resulted in BJP's landslide victory in Lok Sabha elections following their virulent anti-Pakistan electoral campaign.

"On the other hand, to this day, India has failed to provide any credible evidence of Pakistan's alleged involvement in the Pulwama attack," he added. The spokesman continued that the "BJP regime is once again advised to stop dragging Pakistan into India's domestic politics, especially at the time of elections in India. Instead of mobilizing the electorate through stoking of anti-Pakistan sentiments, the BJP leadership would be well-advised to win voter support by demonstrating actual performance in meeting the expectations of the Indian people".

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