Even though the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) took responsibility for the suicide blast in Islamabad that killed 12 people on Tuesday, PM Sharif claimed that “Indian-sponsored terrorist groups” were actually behind the attack.
Updated: November 12, 2025 6:54 AM IST
India on Tuesday strongly denied Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s claim that New Delhi was linked to a terror attack in Islamabad, calling the accusation “baseless” and “false.” The statement came after a suicide blast outside a court in Pakistan’s capital killed 12 people. Soon after the attack, Sharif alleged that groups “active with Indian support” were behind the incident.
Reacting to this, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said the world knows the truth and will not be fooled by Pakistan’s “desperate” attempts. “India unequivocally rejects the baseless and unfounded allegations being made by an obviously delirious Pakistani leadership,” Jaiswal said.
He added that Pakistan often uses such “false stories” to distract its people from internal problems. “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,” he said.
Sharif’s government has been facing criticism from opposition parties after introducing a Constitutional amendment to create a new post called the Chief of Defence Forces. “The international community is well aware of the reality and will not be misled by Pakistan’s desperate diversionary ploys,” Jaiswal added.
What Shebaz Sharif said on terror attack in Islamabad?
Even though the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) took responsibility for the suicide blast in Islamabad that killed 12 people on Tuesday, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif claimed that “Indian-sponsored terrorist groups” were actually behind the attack.
In a post shared from the official Government of Pakistan X account, Sharif alleged that the bombing “originated in Afghanistan with India’s backing.”
Without offering any proof, he added that “no condemnation is enough for these attacks being carried out from Afghan soil under Indian patronage.”
Sharif also linked this blast to another attack that took place a day earlier outside a Cadet College in Wana, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, which killed three people. While Pakistani security officials blamed that attack on the banned TTP, Sharif suggested that the same “network operating from Afghan territory” was behind both incidents.
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