India on Wednesday firmly refuted Pakistan's accusation of India orchestrating a deadly suicide bombing targeting a school bus in Balochistan which killed five people including three children.
The official statement issued by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) termed the allegation a 'hoodwinking attempt to deflect global scrutiny from Islamabad's own failures.'
Pak Blames India
While no militant outfit has so far claimed responsibility for the attack, Pakistan's military took no time to blame India, issuing a statement accusing New Delhi of planning and orchestrating the attack.
바카라Indian terror proxies are being employed as a state tool by India to foment terrorism in Pakistan against soft targets such as innocent children and civilians,바카라 the military statement said, as per The Guardian.
MEA's response came after Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif reportedly accused India without offering any evidence. "The attack on a school bus by terrorists backed by India is clear proof of their hostility toward education in Balochistan," he said,as per reports.
'Second Nature Of Pakistan To Blame India': MEA
While condemning the loss of lives, India strongly refuted the charges and dismissed Pakistan바카라s claim as baseless.
"India rejects the baseless allegations made by Pakistan regarding Indian involvement with the incident in Khuzdar earlier today. India condoles the loss of lives in all such incidents. However, in order to divert attention from its reputation as the global epicenter of terrorism and to hide its own gross failings, it has become second nature for Pakistan to blame India for all its internal issues," MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said.
"This attempt to hoodwink the world is doomed to fail," he added.
"Indian terror proxies are being employed as a state tool by India to foment terrorism in Pakistan against soft targets such as innocent children and civilians," the statement alleged.
Local deputy commissioner Yasir Iqbal confirmed the blast and said emergency teams rushed the injured to nearby hospitals, as security forces sealed off the area.
Balochistan Bus Blast
At least five people, including three children, were killed and several others injured in an attack on a bus in Pakistan바카라s restive Balochistan province on Wednesday. The incident occurred in Khuzdar district when a bus carrying schoolchildren was targeted, the army said in a statement.
Balochistan, bordering Iran and Afghanistan, is home to a long-running violent insurgency. Baloch insurgent groups have previously carried out several attacks targeting CPEC projects.
The province has been facing unrest for about two decades due to allegations by the local ethnic Baloch groups and parties that the federal government was exploiting its mineral wealth.
