India Rejects Shehbaz Sharif’s Allegations Linking New Delhi to Islamabad Suicide Bombing

India on Tuesday strongly dismissed allegations by Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif that New Delhi was behind the recent suicide bombing in Islamabad, calling the claims “baseless and unfounded.”

“India unequivocally rejects the baseless and unfounded allegations being made by an obviously delirious Pakistani leadership. It is a predictable tactic,”
said Randhir Jaiswal, spokesperson for the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).

The MEA’s response came hours after Sharif, speaking at the Inter-Parliamentary Speakers’ Conference in Islamabad, accused India of sponsoring terrorism to destabilize Pakistan.

Despite the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) publicly claiming responsibility for the suicide bombing that killed 12 people in Islamabad on Tuesday, Sharif alleged that “Indian-sponsored terrorist proxies” were behind the attack.

In a post from the official Government of Pakistan X account, Sharif further claimed that the assault “originated in Afghanistan with India’s backing.”

Without offering evidence, he added that “no condemnation is enough for these attacks being carried out from Afghan soil under Indian patronage.”

Sharif also connected the Islamabad explosion to another attack outside a Cadet College in Wana, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on Monday, which left three people dead. Although Pakistani security officials attributed that incident to the banned TTP, Sharif alleged that the same “network operating from Afghan territory” was responsible for both attacks.

India’s sharp rebuttal underscores the continuing diplomatic tensions between New Delhi and Islamabad, even as Pakistan faces growing internal security challenges linked to militant violence.