Pakistan on Monday rejected Indian allegations that it was the main source of social media postings and text messages that threatened violence against migrant workers from north-east India, causing them to flee from cities in the south, according to dpa. The messages reportedly warned that people from India's north-east living in Bangalore would be attacked in retaliation for the killing of Muslims during ethnic violence between Bodo tribals and Muslim settlers in the north-east state of Assam in late July. Migrant workers have been leaving in droves since the rumours of targeted violence started spreading Wednesday. State-run Radio Pakistan reported on Monday that a foreign ministry spokesman rejected Indian allegations that people in Pakistan were to blame. "Such unsubstantiated statements are not very helpful in creating a conducive environment necessary for improving the relationship between the two countries," the spokesman said. Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik Sunday telephoned his counterpart in India to discuss the issue. Malik told media that he asked the Indian government to provide evidence. -- SPA
