October 25 – Dawn report by Baqir Sajjad Syed states that the Foreign Office on Wednesday rejected Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’s allegation that the recent Kandahar attack was plotted in Pakistan, saying Kabul had not provided any proof to back up its claim. “Pakistan rejects baseless and unfounded allegations regarding the latest Kandahar attacks. No hard evidence or intelligence-related information has been shared to date with Pakistan to substantiate such claims,” an FO statement said.
