The Taliban's acting defence minister said on Sunday that Pakistan had allowed U.S. drones to use its airspace to access Afghanistan, which Pakistan's foreign minister denied.
Pakistani authorities have previously denied involvement in or advanced knowledge of a drone strike the United States said it carried out in Kabul in July that killed al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri.
"I really don't believe that this is a time that I wish to get into a debate with anyone or to have accusations ... frankly, I'm focused on the flood relief efforts," Bhutto-Zardari said in an interview, referring to deadly floods in Pakistan that have left millions of people homeless. Pakistan's foreign ministry released a statement saying it noted Yaqoob's comments with "deep concern".
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said the Taliban "grossly violated" a 2020 agreement on the withdrawal of U.S.-led forces from Afghanistan by hosting and sheltering Zawahiri.
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