Islamabad, Aug 18:

Pakistan on Thursday termed Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent statement on Balochistan as an "unsuccessful attempt to hide Indian atrocities in occupied Kashmir".

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Referring to Modi's August 15 speech, Foreign Office spokesperson Nafees Zakariya said: "Balochistan is a crucial part of Pakistan."

He added: "Pakistani people are victim of Indian intelligence agencies' subversive activities."

Referring to the arrest of alleged Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadav in Balochistan, the spokesperson said: "Kulbhushan and his network was involved in spreading terrorism and destabilising activities in Karachi and Balochistan."

Modi sparked controversy when in his Independence Day speech he said that Pakistan was a supporter of "terrorism" and that the people of Balochistan, Gilgit and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir had thanked him in the past few days for support. (IANS)