New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- India on Sunday rubbished Pakistan's allegations of its (India's) involvement in yesterday's violence in Balochistan, calling them "baseless" and an attempt to deflect attention from Pakistan's internal issues.

Official spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Randhir Jaiswal, said Pakistan should prioritise focus on addressing the long-standing demands of its people in the region instead of making "frivolous claims.""We categorically reject the baseless allegations made by Pakistan, which are nothing but its usual tactics to deflect attention from its own internal failings," the MEA said. "Instead of parroting such claims each time there is a violent incident, Pakistan would do better to focus on addres...