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Pak. denies charge

By B. Muralidhar Reddy

ISLAMABAD Aug. 6. Pakistan has rejected "with contempt'' the reported allegation by India that it was behind the terrorist attack on the Amarnath pilgrims at the base camp today.

A statement by the Pakistan Foreign Office said, "the Government condemns the terrorist attack on Hindu pilgrims in the Indian occupied Kashmir which led to many deaths and a large number of injured. We also reject with contempt the remarks made by I.D. Swami, Minister of State for Home, implicating Pakistan in the attack.'' The Press Secretary to the Pakistan President, Rashid Quereshi, said the charge was totally baseless and was meant to defame Pakistan. "In the past, when such charges were levelled against us we have asked for evidence and New Delhi has never given any''.

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