The Ministry of External Affairs issued a sharp rebuttal on Tuesday night after Pakistan blamed India for a devastating ‘suicide attack’. At least 12 people were killed and dozens injured after a suicide bomber struck outside the gates of a district court in Islamabad. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif soon claimed that the attack had originated in Afghanistan with “backing” from India.
“India unequivocally rejects the baseless and unfounded allegations being made by an obviously delirious Pakistani leadership. It is a predictable tactic by Pakistan to concoct false narratives against India in order to deflect the attention of its own public from the ongoing military-inspired constitutional subversion and power-grab unfolding within the country. The international community is well aware of the reality and will not be misled by Pakistan’s desperate diversionary ploys,” read the curt statement.
