India, Oct. 16 -- On India's position in the border tensions Pakistan and Afghanistan and former's blaming New Delhi for the same, the ministry of external affairs on Thursday said that it's an old practice of Islamabad to blame its neighbours for its own internal failures - hosts and sponsoring terror in particular.

Border clashes erupted between Afghanistan and Pakistan twice in a week over latter's accusation on the former of harbouring terrorists, a conflict Islamabad has often indirectly blamed India for.

Respond to a question on Pakistan blaming India for Afghanistan's assault, MEA spokesperson on Thursday said Pakistan giving shelter to terrorism is well known.

"Three things are clear. One, Pakistan hosts terrorist organisations...