
News Topical, Digital Desk : The Ministry of External Affairs on Sunday (June 29, 2025) categorically rejected the claim of the Pakistani Army that India was behind the suicide attack in Waziristan. 13 soldiers were killed in this attack a day earlier.
External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal issued a statement on social media platform X, saying, "We have seen an official statement of the Pakistan Army blaming India for the attack on Waziristan on June 28. We reject this statement with complete contempt."
A vehicle loaded with explosives was rammed into a military convoy
On Saturday (June 28, 2025), a suicide bomber rammed an explosive-laden vehicle into a Pakistani military convoy in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's North Waziristan district. The Dawn News reported, citing a statement by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), that the attack was carried out by Fitna-al-Khawarij, killing 13 soldiers.
"A suicide bomber rammed a vehicle loaded with explosives into a military convoy. In the blast, 13 soldiers were killed, 10 military personnel and 19 civilians were injured," a local government official in North Waziristan district said on condition of anonymity.
Pakistan also accused Afghanistan
According to news agency AFP, areas along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border have seen a rise in violence since the Taliban returned to power in Kabul in 2021. Pakistan has accused its neighbour of allowing its soil to be used for attacks against it, which the Taliban has denied.
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