By IANS,
New Delhi : A day after Pakistan accused India of funding and supporting the Tailban on its soil, Defence Minister A.K. Antony Tuesday called the allegation “absurd” and “totally baseless”.
“It is absurd and totally baseless. India cannot support the Taliban. We consider Taliban a threat to world peace,” Antony told reporters on the sidelines of a function here.
On Monday, Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik alleged: “There are certain hostile elements against Pakistan and there are certain hostile agencies which do not want Pakistan to be (stabilized).”
Asked if India was among the hostile forces, Malik said: “Yes, of course, I am convinced. I have no doubt about it.”
After Malik’s allegation, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna said India had always favoured the elimination of the Taliban.