India plotting to kill Kashmiri, Pakistan

Pakistan has accused India of being behind an attempt to kill a separatist leader in Indian-administered Kashmir.

The allegation, by the Pakistani foreign ministry, came after the chairman of the main Kashmiri separatist alliance, Abdul Ghani Bhat of the All Party Hurriyat conference, said that a bodyguard had found and defused a grenade attached to his car.

The Pakistani statement said the circumstances surrounding the incident strongly pointed to the involvement of the Indian authorities and agencies. It said that India was trying to weaken Kashmir's freedom struggle and spread terror among Kashmiri people. There's been no response from India to the accusation.

From the newsroom of the BBC World Service