New Delhi: India today slammed Pakistan for rejecting within 24 hours the evidence provided to it on Mumbai attacks, saying Islamabad has resorted to the "previous patterns of denial of facts, evidence and reality".

The External Affairs Ministry also rejected Pakistan's proposal of forming a new mechanism and a high-level visit to India, wondering what purpose it would serve when Islamabad continues to maintain its attitude of deniability.

"Since the terrorist attack on Mumbai on November 26, the government of Pakistan has asked India for evidence. On January 5, we gave them the evidence," External Affairs Ministry spokesman Vishnu Prakash said.

"Less than 24 hours later, the Pakistan Foreign Office has chosen to reject this evidence. How can this rejection be credible or be based on a real examination and investigation of the evidence? This is a political rejection without any basis," he said.

The spokesman said it was "unfortunate that the Pakistan Foreign Office has chosen to regress into its previous patterns of denial of facts, evidence and reality".
Source : PTI