INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has rejected irresponsible comments in section of the Indian media about detention of measure Pakistanis in Sri
Lanka.Foreign Office spokesperson, replying to a question, characterized as totally irresponsible the attempts by a section of the Indian
media to link detention of measure Pakistanis in Sri Lanka with the recent events there.The Spokesman said that according to the information
shared by Sri Lankan officials, 7 Pakistanis were recently detained by the law enforcement authorities on account of overstay on their
visas.&This is a purely consular matter and projecting it in any other manner is patently mischievous,& the Spokesman said
He added that such attempts by elements in the Indian media were reflective of a specific, though familiar, intellectset bent on twisting
facts to malign Pakistan on any pretext
The Spokesperson drew attention to the call of the Sri Lankan leadership to avoid propagating unverified reports and
speculation.TheIndianSubcontinent has not verified the content of the source
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