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===Pakistan===

In the hours following the attack, Pakistan's military established a [[hotline]] with the Indian military. Pakistani military rejected the allegation that it was involved in the attack, and asked the Indian military to provide any actionable intelligence it may have.<ref name=Dawn>{{cite news|title=Pakistan rejects India's allegations of involvement in terrorist attack in held Kashmir|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1284555|publisher=[[Dawn News]]}}</ref>

Pakistan's [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Pakistan)|Foreign Ministry]] issued statements in which it rejected India's accusations that Pakistan had masterminded the attack. The ministry also condemned India's statements as "vitriolic" and deemed India's stance a "blatant attempt" to deflect attention from [[Human rights abuses in Jammu and Kashmir|human rights abuses in Kashmir]]. It said the situation in Indian-administered Kashmir was "not of Pakistan's making but a direct consequence of illegal Indian occupation and a long history of atrocities," and that India's reaction of accusing Pakistan without investigations was "deplorable."<ref>{{cite news|title=Kashmir attack: Pakistan hits back at India accusations|url=http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-37405719|accessdate=19 September 2016|work=|agency=BBC News|date=19 September 2016|location=}}</ref>▼

▲Pakistan's [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Pakistan)|Foreign Ministry]] has issued statements in which itstates rejected India's accusations that Pakistan had masterminded the attack. The ministry alsoasserted condemnedthat "in the past many Indians were involved in the terrorist acts for which India's had blamed Pakistan".<ref name=Dawn/> The ministry deemed Indian statements as "vitriolic" and(earlier deemedIndian India'sHome stanceAffairs Minister had said that Pakistan was a "blatantterrorist attemptstate").<ref name =BBC2>{{cite news|title=Kashmir attack: Pakistan hits back at India accusations|url=http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-37405719|accessdate=19 September 2016|work=|agency=BBC News|date=19 September 2016|location=}}</ref> Pakistan also accused Indian of trying to deflect attention from the [[Human rights abuses in Jammu and Kashmir|human rights abusessituation in Kashmir]]. It said the situation in Indian-administered Kashmir was "not of Pakistan's making but a direct consequence of illegal Indian occupation and a long history of atrocities," and that India's reaction of accusing Pakistan without investigations was "deplorable."<ref>{{cite news|title=Kashmirname attack: Pakistan hits back at India accusations|url=http:BBC2//www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-37405719|accessdate=19 September 2016|work=|agency=BBC News|date=19 September 2016|location=}}</ref>

Pakistan's [[Chief of Army Staff (Pakistan)|Chief of Army Staff]] [[Raheel Sharif]] claimed that India was propagating a "hostile narrative" in response the Uri attack and also stated that the [[Pakistan Armed Forces|armed forces]] of Pakistan were "prepared to respond to the entire spectrum of direct and indirect threat”<ref>{{cite news|title=India propagating ‘hostile narrative’ about Uri attack: Pak Army chief|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/india-propagating-hostile-narrative-about-uri-attack-pak-army-chief/story-LFHNi2z8BFDPow4xtjMGSM.html|accessdate=19 September 2016|work=Hindustan Times|date=19 September 2016|location=}}</ref>