India on Sunday rejected accusations by Pakistani authorities that a terrorist attack in Karachi was carried out by an “Indian proxy” and said Islamabad should take credible action against terror infrastructure on Pakistani soil.
Three Pakistani security personnel and three terrorists were killed in the attack on the provincial headquarters of the paramilitary Pakistan Rangers in Karachi on Saturday night.
Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, a breakaway faction of the Pakistani Taliban, claimed the attack. Pakistan’s military and interior minister Mohsin Naqvi claimed the assault was carried out by an “Indian proxy” but provided no evidence to support the allegation.
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“We have seen Pakistani reports making baseless allegations against India regarding the recent incident in Karachi,” external affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said.
“We categorically reject them. Instead of pointing fingers at others, Pakistan would do better to look inwards, take credible action against the terror infrastructure on its territory and rid itself of its proclivity to rely on terrorism as an instrument of state policy,” he said.
{{/usCountry}}“We categorically reject them. Instead of pointing fingers at others, Pakistan would do better to look inwards, take credible action against the terror infrastructure on its territory and rid itself of its proclivity to rely on terrorism as an instrument of state policy,” he said.
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3 members of paramilitary killed, 4 injured
A terrorist rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into the headquarters of the Pakistan Rangers in the port city of Karachi, triggering an intense gun battle with security forces.
Three members of the paramilitary force were killed and four more injured in the fighting. Three terrorists were killed and a fourth, an Afghan national, was captured, Pakistan’s military said in a statement.
The military said Pakistan will retaliate against those responsible for the assault. Pakistan has carried out air strikes on Afghanistan in recent months, saying they targeted militants responsible for attacks inside the country.
India has denied similar allegations by Pakistani authorities about involvement in similar terrorist attacks in recent years.