LeT’s deputy chief Saifullah Kasuri condemned the attack and refuted claims from Indian security agencies on the terror group’s involvement.

An attack on tourists in India's Himalayan territory of Kashmir this week sparked a new crisis between nuclear armed South Asian neighbours India and Pakistan, with New Delhi blaming militants with "cross-border linkages" for the killings.

The nuclear-armed rivals ramped up tit-for-tat diplomatic offensive following a deadly attack on tourists in Pahalgam.