MEA denies Pakistan’s ‘baseless’ allegations of India’s involvement in acts of terrorism

An Indian Border Security Force soldier walks through a gate painted with the Indian flag at the India-Pakistan border at Suchet Garh in Ranbir Singh Pura. File.
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Pakistan accused India of being involved in acts of terrorism within its borders, specifically pointing to the recent attack on the Jaffar Express. In a strongly worded statement, Foreign Office spokesperson Shafqat Ali Khan alleged Indian involvement in the attack, while also pointing to cross-border coordination with Afghanistan-based handlers.

“India has been involved in terrorism in Pakistan. In the particular attack on Jaffar Express, the terrorists had been in contact with their handlers and ringleaders in Afghanistan,” Mr. Khan said.

In response to media queries on the remarks made by the Pakistan side, the Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, “We strongly reject the baseless allegations made by Pakistan. The whole world knows where the epicenter of global terrorism lies. Pakistan should look inwards instead of pointing fingers and shifting the blame for its own internal problems and failures on to others”.

The Pakistan train attack

Twenty-one passengers and four paramiltary soldiers were killed by militants who seized a train in Pakistan’s Balochistan

The Baloch Liberation Army, an outlawed group behind multiple deadly attacks in recent months, claimed responsibility for the attack that began Tuesday and ended Wednesday when troops killed all 33 insurgents in an operation that the military said resulted in no further passenger deaths.

The train was heading from the Balochistan capital, Quetta, to the northern city of Peshawar when insurgents blew up the track, forcing nine coaches and the engine of the Jafer Express train to stop partially inside a tunnel.