Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday accused India of orchestrating the suicide blast outside a court complex in Islamabad that left 12 people dead. He also linked New Delhi to an attack earlier in the day on a cadet college in Wana, near the Afghanistan border.
According to the state-run Associated Press of Pakistan (APP), Sharif alleged that “Indian-sponsored terrorist proxies” carried out both attacks. “These incidents are a continuation of India’s state-sponsored terrorism aimed at destabilizing Pakistan,” APP quoted him as saying.
Sharif made the allegations just hours after the blast in Islamabad, without presenting any evidence to support the claims.
The Pakistani government has recently stepped up accusations against India, frequently linking Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) to New Delhi and alleging that militants operate from Afghan soil under Indian influence. APP also quoted Sharif saying, “While Indian-backed militants struck in Islamabad, the same network operating from Afghan territory attacked innocent children in Wana.”
Earlier, Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said the country was “in a state of war,” calling the suicide bombing outside the Islamabad District Judicial Complex a “wake-up call.” He blamed the Taliban-led government in Kabul for providing space to hostile groups targeting Pakistan.
“The war is no longer confined to the borders or remote areas. This is a war for all of Pakistan,” Asif wrote on X, adding that the Pakistan Army was “giving daily sacrifices.”
Pakistani authorities have increased security in the capital and major cities following the attack, while investigations are underway.
