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Shehbaz Sharif blamed “Indian-sponsored terrorist proxies” for the Islamabad attack, and an attack on a cadet college near the border with Afghanistan, without any evidence.
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif | File Image
India launched a scathing attack on Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif after he blamed “Indian-sponsored terror proxies”, without any proof, for the suicide attack outside a district court in Islamabad that killed at least 12 people and injured 27 others.
Sharif blamed “Indian-sponsored terrorist proxies” for the Islamabad attack, as well as an attack on a cadet college near the border with Afghanistan, without offering any evidence. “Both attacks are the worst examples of Indian state terrorism in the region,” Sharif said, without any proof to back up his statement.
India responded to Sharif’s remark by calling it a “predictable tactic” to “concoct false narratives against India” to deflect attention from its own problems, and termed the accusation as a “desperate diversionary ploy”.
“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,” said Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal in a statement.
“The international community is well aware of the reality and will not be misled by Pakistan’s desperate diversionary ploys,” he further said.
Pakistani Taliban Takes Responsibility
Notably, the Pakistani Taliban militant group have claimed responsibility for the attack outside the district court building in a residential area of Pakistan’s capital on Tuesday, which killed at least 12 people and injured 27 others. The incident took place amid international events being hosted in Islamabad, including the Inter-Parliamentary Speakers’ Conference.
Pakistan’s Shehbaz Sharif accused India of orchestrating the “suicide attack” in Islamabad without presenting any evidence. For years, Pakistan has labeled the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) as “India’s proxy,” even as it continues to face global criticism for sheltering terrorists itself.
In a post on X, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said Pakistan is in a “state of war” and that this attack should be taken as a “wake-up call” with regards to negotiations with neighbouring Afghanistan. He also accused India of backing Afghanistan amid tensions between the two countries.
“We are in a state of war. Anyone who thinks that the Pakistan Army is fighting this war in the Afghan-Pakistan border region and the remote areas of Balochistan should take today’s suicide attack at the Islamabad district courts as a wake-up call: this is a war for all of Pakistan, in which the Pakistan Army is giving daily sacrifices and making the people feel secure,” he said on X.
The Taliban administration in Kabul said in a statement that it “expresses its deep sorrow and condemnation” of the attacks. A spokesman did not respond to a request for comment on Pakistan’s accusations.
Meanwhile, a cadet college was attacked in Wana, near the Afghanistan border, when a suicide vehicle rammed the main entrance, killing three people. Militants then entered the school, which is run by the military but educates civilians.
(with inputs from agencies)
Aveek Banerjee is a Senior Sub Editor at News18. Based in Noida with a Master’s in Global Studies, Aveek has more than three years of experience in digital media and news curation, specialising in international…Read More
Aveek Banerjee is a Senior Sub Editor at News18. Based in Noida with a Master’s in Global Studies, Aveek has more than three years of experience in digital media and news curation, specialising in international… Read More
November 11, 2025, 10:05 PM IST
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