New Delhi Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf that serial bomb blasts in Delhi were probably linked to foreign elements, while the Indian officials said Pakistan could have been involved.
Manmohan Singh made the comments when Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf called him to offer condolences after the blasts, an Indian foreign ministry statement said.
Pakistan has asked India to share the evidence of Delhi's serial bomb blasts.
An unknown militant group, Islami Inqilabi Mahaz, has claimed responsibility for the blasts.
Pakistan's Foreign Ministry says Islamabad is ready to extend full cooperation in the investigation.
Pakistani officials asked New Delhi to provide evidence of the involvement of Pakistani militant groups in the blasts and promised to cooperate with further investigations.
Condemning the Delhi blast, Tasnim Aslam, Pakistani Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said, "If India feels that there are some leads involved in the terrorist act that point to some connection in Pakistan, then India should share that evidence with us."
"We can help India in the investigations and whatever action needs to be taken. But in the absence of any evidence it will be just a claim. While pointing fingers on any Pakistan entity, they should also share evidence with us," added Tasnim.
"The Prime Minister told the President of Pakistan that the country was outraged at these heinous acts of terrorism," the statement said.
Manmohan Singh draw Musharraf's attention to Pakistan's commitment for ending cross-border terrorism, and said India expects Pakistan to act against terrorism directed at India.
Analysts said that the Delhi blasts would damage a two-year peace process between India and Pakistan but were unlikely to lead to a breakdown.
Indian security officials and analysts said, Islami Inqilabi Mahaz, the group which claimed the responsibility, was probably a front for Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba.
A Lashkar spokesman told Reuters on Monday the group was not involved in the attacks and had no links to the Mahaz.
Three bomb blasts rocked the Capital on Saturday evening.
The first blast took place in a motorcycle parked in Paharganj, just outside New Delhi Railway Station.
Two other explosions rocked the crowded Sarojini Nagar Market in south Delhi and a DTC bus in Govindpuri.
Both market areas, Paharganj and Sarojini Nagar, were choc-a-bloc with shoppers doing their last minute purchases for Diwali.
Later a red alert was issued in Delhi following the blasts.
(With inputs from Reuters)
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