Pakistan, Oct. 1 -- Pakistan on Wednesday castigated the Afghan Taliban regime for "acting as a proxy of Hindutva designs and abetting terrorism for money", as Islamabad slammed Kabul over repeated allegations linking Pakistan to violence in Nuristan province.

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting said the latest allegations by the Taliban's so-called Minister for Borders and other regime mouthpieces were "self-rhetorical lies" aimed at diverting attention from serious internal oppression, dissent and instability faced by the regime.

"Afghan Taliban unfortunately remain willingly oblivious to their un-Islamic abetment of terror, acting as proxy to Hindutva design for the sake of greed of a few of their leaders," the statement sai...