India denies involvement in Islamabad imambargah attack

India said it rejected “all” allegations of involvement in a mosque bombing in Islamabad on Friday that killed at least 32 people, saying such claims were baseless and unnecessary.

The blast occurred as worshipers were offering Friday prayers at Imambargah Khadijah al-Kubra on the outskirts of Islamabad. The explosion was so powerful that it was heard within a radius of several hundred meters, causing fear and panic among residents.

The Indian Foreign Ministry rejected the allegations in an article on X: “The bombing of a mosque in Islamabad earlier today is condemnable and India regrets the loss of life it caused. It is unfortunate that instead of seriously tackling the problems plaguing its social fabric, Pakistan chooses to delude itself by blaming others for its endogenous ills. India rejects all these allegations. »

Meanwhile, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Tariq Fazal Chaudhry visited the federal government polyclinic and said it was a “very tragic incident and an extremely cowardly act” on the part of the terrorists to attack in this manner.

“They are the enemies of Islam, the enemies of Pakistan. We will end terrorism in our country, we will continue this fight until every one of these people is brought to justice. We want peace in the region but our neighbors, especially India, have been very active in terrorist activities in Pakistan. They are involved in the recent attacks in Balochistan, FATA and now Islamabad,” he said while addressing the media.

The minister said hospitals had been instructed to administer appropriate care to the injured. “We are trying to provide all possible services to the injured and to stand with the families of the victims,” he added.

Similarly, Defense Minister Khawaja Asif blamed Afghanistan and India for the incident. Speaking to X, he said: “Those who martyr the worshipers of the mosque are enemies of both religion and the homeland. It was proven that the terrorist involved in the attack was coming and going from Afghanistan. The threads of the alliance between India and the Taliban are being uncovered. his proxies, Alhamdulillah, he no longer has the courage for direct war.

The Islamabad blast follows a series of recent attacks across Pakistan, including multiple deadly incidents in Balochistan targeting security forces and civilians.

The Inter-Services Public Relations said a day ago that security forces had successfully concluded ‘Operation Raddul-Fitna-1’ in Balochistan, killing 216 terrorists in a series of coordinated intelligence-based operations (IBO) targeting what the army described as Indian-sponsored terrorist elements,

In November, an attack on the district court complex in Islamabad’s G-11 area killed at least 12 people and injured more than 36 others. In that attack, a suicide bomber attempted to enter the court premises, but detonated explosives near a police vehicle after being intercepted, causing widespread panic and damage to nearby vehicles.

The attack also comes at a time when the Uzbek president is visiting Pakistan for a two-day stay. Earlier this week, the Kazakh president also visited the country.