India rejects Pakistan’s claims that it was behind Lahore blast, calls it ‘baseless propaganda’

India on Thursday rejected Pakistan’s allegation that New Delhi orchestrated the bomb blast near Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed’s home in Lahore on June 23, reported the Hindustan Times. The Ministry of External Affairs called Islamabad’s accusation “baseless propaganda”.

“It is not new for Pakistan to engage in baseless propaganda against India,” MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said at a weekly media briefing. “Pakistan would do well to expend the same effort in setting its own house in order and taking credible and verifiable action against terrorism emanating from its soil and terrorists who have found safe sanctuaries there.”

Bagchi added that the international was aware of Pakistan’s history with terrorism. “This is acknowledged by none other than its own leadership, which continues to glorify terrorists like Osama bin Laden as martyrs,” he added.

Three people were killed and more than 20 were injured in the car bomb blast on June 23. The explosion took place near Saeed’s home at Johar Town in Lahore. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack so far.

Saeed, the mastermind behind the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, is currently lodged at Lahore’s Kot Lakhpat jail.

On July 4, Pakistan’s National Security Advisor Moeed Yusuf had told reporters in Islamabad that the mastermind of the attack “is an Indian citizen and he…

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