India has strongly rejected Pakistan's allegations linking it to the recent militant attack in Karachi, urging Islamabad to address terrorism within its own borders instead of blaming others.
Responding to media queries on Sunday, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal dismissed the allegations as "baseless".
"We have seen Pakistani reports making baseless allegations against India regarding the recent incident in Karachi. We categorically reject them," Jaiswal said.
He added that Pakistan should focus on dismantling terror infrastructure operating from its territory.
"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," he said.
The response came after some members of Pakistan's establishment, including Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, alleged an Indian connection to the militant assault on the Sindh Rangers headquarters in Karachi.
According to Pakistani authorities, security forces killed six militants and captured another alive after the attack on Saturday night. Four paramilitary personnel were killed in the operation.
The assault targeted the Sindh Rangers' Bhittai Wing headquarters in Karachi's Gulistan-e-Jauhar area and is reported to be the city's first major terrorist attack since October 2024.
The attackers belonged to Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, a splinter faction of the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). Pakistani security forces said the attack was successfully repelled after an hours-long operation.