Just a day after India was shaken by a deadly car explosion near Delhi’s Red Fort, Pakistan has once again resorted to its familiar blame game, accusing India of orchestrating a terror attack in Islamabad. The allegations, made by Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, have been strongly rejected by New Delhi as “baseless and fabricated.”
On November 10, 2025, a red car exploded near the historic Red Fort in Delhi, killing several people and injuring many others. The Union Cabinet, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, declared it a “terrorist incident” and vowed swift justice. Investigators have already traced links to a suspected terror module with roots in Jammu & Kashmir, involving individuals with suspicious cross-border connections.
Just 24 hours later, on November 11, Pakistan witnessed a suicide bombing outside a court in Islamabad that claimed at least 12 lives. Within hours of the blast, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif pointed fingers at India, alleging that groups “active with Indian support” were behind the strike — a claim that India’s Ministry of External Affairs termed “a predictable diversionary tactic.”
External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal dismissed the accusations, stating, “India unequivocally rejects the baseless and unfounded allegations being made by an obviously delirious Pakistani leadership. It is a predictable tactic by Pakistan to concoct false narratives against India in order to deflect attention from its internal crisis.”
Observers note that the Sharif government is currently under intense domestic pressure after introducing a controversial constitutional amendment to create a new post of “Chief of Defence Forces.” Analysts believe this internal turmoil, coupled with rising militancy within Pakistan’s borders, has prompted its leadership to shift focus outward by blaming India.
Meanwhile, intelligence sources in India have hinted at possible links between the Delhi car blast and terror outfits operating from across the border. The timing of both incidents — occurring within 48 hours — has further raised suspicions of Pakistan’s attempt to create confusion and counter-narratives.
India’s stance remains firm: it is committed to zero tolerance toward terrorism and expects Pakistan to dismantle terror networks thriving within its own territory rather than deflect blame.
In light of recent events, the question is not whether India is involved in Pakistan’s blast — but rather, whether Pakistan is once again using terrorism and false accusations as political tools to hide its internal failures.
