'Instead of pointing fingers, look inwards': India rejects Pakistan's 'baseless' Karachi attack claims

India on Sunday firmly rejected Pakistan’s claims linking it to the recent terrorist attack in Karachi, describing the claims as “baseless” and asking Islamabad to focus instead on eliminating the terror infrastructure operating from its own territory.

Responding to media queries, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, “We have seen Pakistani reports making baseless allegations against India regarding the recent incident in Karachi. We categorically reject them.”

“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 added.

Pakistan claims to foil Karachi attack

The MEA’s statement came a day after Pakistani security forces said they had thwarted a militant attack on a Sindh Rangers compound in Karachi. Officials said the operation lasted nearly 90 minutes, during which six militants were killed and another was captured alive.

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The attack took place on Saturday night at the Sindh Rangers’ Bhittai Wing headquarters in Karachi’s Gulistan-e-Jauhar area. According to Pakistani authorities, four Rangers personnel were killed in the assault.

Officials identified the attackers as members of Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, a militant faction of the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), which later claimed responsibility for the attack.

Security forces launch counter-operation

Pakistani authorities said Special Security Unit (SSU) commandos and the Anti-Terrorist Force (ATF) joined Rangers personnel in a counter-operation that ended with six militants being neutralised and one injured attacker being taken into custody.

The Rangers compound and surrounding roads were sealed during the operation, while residents in nearby neighbourhoods were advised to remain indoors. Some areas also experienced power outages as gunfire and explosions continued.

First major attack in Karachi since 2024

The Karachi assault was the city's first major attack since October 2024, when two Chinese engineers were killed in a suicide bombing near Karachi airport in an attack claimed by the banned Balochistan Liberation Army.

The last major TTP attack in Karachi occurred in February 2023, when militants stormed the Karachi Police Office on Shahrah-e-Faisal, resulting in multiple casualties.

According to preliminary investigations, the attackers rammed a vehicle through the main gate of the Rangers compound before entering the premises and throwing hand grenades, triggering multiple explosions.