Islamabad: Brushing aside Indian allegations of its involvement in the massacre of 24 Hindus in Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan on March 25 called for "neutral and impartial" investigations to determine the perpetrators behind the attack.

In a statement issued on March 25 evening, Pakistan Foreign Minister Khurshid Muhammad Kasuri denied charges that Pakistan was behind the attack.

He said the Government of Pakistan "deplores the motivated and baseless allegations" blaming Pakistan for the attack on March 24, 2003.

"Such accusations against Pakistan, when an enquiry has not even been initiated, let alone concluded, have unfortunately become a pattern," he said.

Kasuri said Pakistan has always condemned attacks on innocent civilians, and in the past offered joint investigations to India to investigate such terrorist acts.

"Regrettably, India has always rejected the offer of Pakistan as well as the offer made by various international agencies to unearth the perpetrators of such crimes," he said.

Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani on March 25 said after visiting the carnage site in Nadimarg that "Pakistan is not only responsible for violence in Jammu and Kashmir but even in other parts of the country", adding that the road from Chittisinghpura to Nadimarg could be a perfect example as to how Pakistan was now resorting to such acts.

PTI