Pak denial of abduction of Afghan envoy’s daughter is a new low: MEA

Pakistan’s Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid has claimed that Alikhil was not abducted while suggesting a “conspiracy” linked to India.

“This is a very shocking incident,” Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said at a media briefing, while pointing out that it is a matter involving Afghanistan and Pakistan.

“However, since the Pakistan Interior Minister has dragged India into it, I would only like to say that even by their standards, Pakistan’s denial of the victim’s account is stooping to a new low,” he said.

Two days after the incident, the Afghan government recalled its ambassador and senior diplomats from Islamabad over concerns relating to their safety and security.

Bagchi said: “As regards the security of the Indian High Commission and our personnel in Pakistan, I would not like to get into specific security-related measures.”