India on Wednesday rejected allegations by Pakistan about India’s involvement in the Balochistan suicide bombing in which at least five people were killed, saying it is to “divert attention from Pakistan’s reputation as the global epicentre of terrorism”.
The Ministry of External Affairs’ spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, “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 epicentre of terrorism and to hide its own gross failings, it has become second nature for Pakistan to blame India for all its internal issues. This attempt to hoodwink the world is doomed to fail,” he said.
At least three children were among five people killed when a suicide bomber struck an army school bus in Pakistan’s Balochistan province, the military said on Wednesday.
Around 40 students were on the bus that was headed to an army-run school and several sustained injuries, said Yasir Iqbal, the administrator of Khuzdar district, where the incident took place.
Pakistan’s military and Prime Minister swiftly released statements condemning the violence and accusing India of involvement in the attack, but did not share any evidence.
The incident comes at a time when the tension between India and Pakistan is high, after four days of military confrontation between May 7 and 10.
