India pushed back hard on Sunday against Pakistan’s latest accusations, flat-out rejecting claims that it had anything to do with recent violence in Balochistan.
India Denies Role in Balochistan Violence
Officials called the allegations “baseless,” saying Pakistan just wants to distract everyone from its own issues at home.
Randhir Jaiswal, the spokesperson for India’s Ministry of External Affairs, spoke to reporters and didn’t mince words. He said India rejects these accusations outright.
In a press release, the ministry called Pakistan’s claims nothing more than the same old trick, pointing fingers to hide its own problems.
India Tells Pakistan to Fix Its Own Problems After Balochistan Allegations
India also had a message for Pakistan: Instead of recycling these empty claims every time violence breaks out, maybe focus on what your own people have been asking for. The ministry didn’t hold back, bringing up Pakistan’s history of human rights abuses and crackdowns.
All this came after Pakistan’s Interior Minister, Mohsin Naqvi, accused India of being behind the recent attacks in Balochistan.
BLA’s ‘Operation Herof 2.0’
Meanwhile, on Saturday, the Baloch Liberation Army said it carried out a string of attacks across 14 cities in Balochistan, calling the operation “Herof 2.0.”
They claimed they’d targeted military, administrative, and security sites saying they killed 84 Pakistani security personnel, captured 18, destroyed or took over 30 government buildings, and set 23 vehicles on fire. As per latest reports, the number has jumped to more than 130 deaths.
The group went further, saying they’d seized several enemy posts, including a central military headquarters, and cut off enemy movement in several cities.
They say the operation’s still going, with units like the Fateh Squad, Majeed Brigade, and their intelligence wing, ZIRAB, all involved. They also claim they’ve got support from the public, exiled Baloch leaders, and other armed groups.
Pakistan’s security forces, though, told a very different story. According to their military’s media wing, the Inter-Services Public Relations, security forces killed 92 militants during their response to the attacks, while 15 security personnel lost their lives in the fighting.
