India has firmly rejected Pakistan’s accusation that it was involved in the deadly suicide bombing in North Waziristan on June 28, 2025. The attack, which targeted a military convoy, claimed the lives of 13 Pakistani soldiers, injured 10 others, and left 19 civilians wounded.
Responding to the allegation made by the Pakistan Army, India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said, “We have seen an official statement by the Pakistan Army seeking to blame India for the attack in Waziristan on June 28. We reject this statement with the contempt it deserves.” The MEA reiterated that the claims were baseless and politically motivated.
The responsibility for the attack was claimed by the Hafiz Gul Bahadur group, a faction aligned with the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). Despite this public claim, the Pakistan Army continued to accuse India of orchestrating the strike — a pattern India views as an attempt to deflect attention from Pakistan’s internal security lapses.
The incident certainly highlights the worsening security situation in Pakistan’s border regions, particularly since the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan in 2021. Islamabad has frequently accused the Afghan Taliban of providing sanctuary to anti-Pakistan militants, an allegation that Kabul continues to deny.
According to reports, at least 290 people, mostly security forces, have been killed this year in attacks across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan. Pakistan now ranks second on the Global Terrorism Index 2025, with terror-related deaths soaring by 45% to 1,081 over the past year.
As the violence escalates, Pakistan’s repeated tendency to blame external actors — especially India — for its internal crises continues to complicate regional diplomacy and hinder efforts to tackle the root causes of instability.
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