Ministry of External Affairs strongly condemns Pakistan's blame for Waziristan attack
The Pakistan Army has accused India of being involved in a suicide attack in North Waziristan that killed 16 soldiers, but India's Ministry of External Affairs has strongly denied the allegations.
Aadrika Tayal 
New Delhi (India) June 29: The Pakistani army's accusations that India was responsible for a deadly suicide attack in North Waziristan were rejected by the ministry of external affairs (MEA) on Sunday, describing the statement as "deserving of contempt."
The Ministry of External Affairs said, “We have seen an official statement by the Pakistan Army seeking to blame India for the attack in Waziristan on 28 June. We reject this statement with the contempt it deserves” in a statement.
The MEA's action comes after a suicide attack on Saturday that left at least 16 Pakistani soldiers dead and over twenty nine injured. A bomber crashed a truck loaded with explosives into a military convoy in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province's North Waziristan district.
Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media department of the Pakistani military has described the incident as cowardly and claimed that the terrorists were trying to strike a security convoy.
The Pakistani Army said, "In this tragic and barbaric incident, three innocent civilians including two children and a woman also got severely injured" in a statement after the incident.
According to an initial investigation, the bombing used about 800 kilograms (1,760 pounds) of explosives and seriously damaged a number of neighbouring homes.
The suicide wing of the Hafiz Gul Bahadur group, a well-known Pakistan Taliban branch has claimed responsibility for the incident.
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) is also known as the Pakistani Taliban. It is an umbrella organisation of various Islamist terrorist groups that has long sought to overthrow the current government and impose its own brand of Islamic governance.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in northwest Pakistan is home to a number of outlawed militant organisations that frequently target security personnel. Afghanistan is accused by Pakistan of providing sanctuary to extremist groups, a claim that Kabul refutes.
The Pakistani military has implied foreign involvement despite the group's admission, with Islamabad officials implying Indian ties. New Delhi has now completely rejected these claims.
Aadrika Tayal
