India, May 21 -- India on Monday strongly denied Pakistan's allegations of Indian involvement in the Khuzdar incident, calling the claims baseless.

Ministry of external affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal condemned the accusations, saying Pakistan uses such tactics to divert attention from its own issues. India also expressed condolences for the loss of lives in the incident.

"India rejects the baseless allegations made by Pakistan regarding Indian involvement with the incident in Khuzdar earlier today. India condoles the loss of lives in all such incidents. However, in order to divert attention from its reputation as the global epicenter of terrorism and to hide its own gross failings, it has become second nature for Pakistan to blame...