At least five people, including three children, were killed in a suicide attack on a school bus in Khuzdar district of balochistan province of pakistan on wednesday (May 21, 2025). The Pakistani army blamed india for the attack, which was denied by the indian Foreign Ministry. india expressed condolences over the deaths in the incident.
'Pakistan trying to divert attention'
India's Foreign Ministry issued a statement saying, "The allegations being made by pakistan are completely baseless. This is another strategy of pakistan to divert attention from terrorism. It has become a habit of pakistan to blame india every time to divert attention from its pro-terrorism image and internal failures." What did the Pak home Ministry say?
The Pakistani army said in a statement that the incident took place in Khuzdar district, where a bus carrying school children was targeted. pakistan Prime minister Shahbaz Sharif strongly condemned the attack and expressed deep condolences over the killing of innocent children and their teachers. Pakistan's home Ministry claimed that the alleged involvement of foreign hands, especially india, in the attack is being investigated.
No organization claimed responsibility for the attack
Prime minister Shahbaz Sharif has directed the authorities to identify the attackers and bring them to justice. President Asif ali Zardari also condemned the attack, calling it a violation of human rights and expressed condolences to the victim families. So far no organization has claimed responsibility for the attack. Insurgency has been spreading in balochistan province bordering Iran and Afghanistan for a long time. BLA has previously carried out several attacks targeting China-Pakistan Economic Corridor projects.
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