Responding to accusations made by Pakistan, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said India “categorically rejects” the allegations related to the Karachi incident.
“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,” Jaiswal said.
Militants attack Sindh Rangers camp in Karachi
The MEA response came after an attack on a compound of the Pakistan Rangers (Sindh) in Karachi on Saturday night.
According to Pakistan’s military, at least three militants and three paramilitary personnel were killed after heavily armed attackers targeted the Rangers’ facility in the Gulistan-e-Jauhar area of the city.
The attack was carried out by militants belonging to Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, a splinter faction of the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the military’s media wing, said.
The attackers allegedly rammed a vehicle into the gate of the Sindh Rangers Bhittai wing around 8:30 pm before entering the compound and throwing grenades, leading to multiple explosions.
Security forces killed three attackers and captured another suspect in an injured condition. The military identified the captured suspect as an Afghan national.
Pakistan alleges Indian involvement
Following the attack, Pakistan’s military accused Jamaat-ul-Ahrar of being an Indian proxy but did not provide evidence to support the allegation.
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif also alleged that India was using “proxies” to disturb peace and stability in Pakistan during a visit to Karachi, without providing evidence for the claim.
India has previously rejected similar allegations from Pakistan.
The attack was Karachi’s first major militant strike since October 2024, when two Chinese engineers were killed in a suicide bombing near the city’s airport, an attack claimed by the banned Balochistan Liberation Army.
Pakistan continues operations against militant groups
The military said sanitisation operations were underway to check for any remaining militants linked to the attack.
The Jamaat-ul-Ahrar faction of the TTP has largely been active in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and has carried out attacks targeting civilians, security forces and government officials.
Relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan have remained strained, with Islamabad repeatedly accusing the Taliban government in Kabul of allowing the TTP to operate from Afghan territory. Afghan authorities have denied these allegations.
Pakistan’s military has conducted operations against what it describes as TTP hideouts and training locations in Afghanistan.
