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India strongly condemned the suicide bombing at a mosque in Islamabad, expressing condolences for the loss of lives and rejecting Pakistan’s attempt to blame external forces for the attack.
In an official statement issued on February 6, India said the bombing at the Islamabad mosque was “condemnable” and extended sympathy to the victims and their families.
The statement added that it was unfortunate that Pakistan, instead of addressing deep-rooted issues within its own social fabric, continued to “delude itself by blaming others for its home-grown ills.” India categorically rejected any allegations levelled against it, calling them “baseless” and “pointless.”
On Friday, an attacker opened fire at the gates of a mosque in Islamabad before setting off a suicide bomb, killing at least 31 people in the deadliest attack of its kind in Pakistan’s capital in more than a decade. Meanwhile, the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the deadly attack.
Islamabad had witnessed another suicide attack on November 11, which killed 12 people and injured 27 others. Pakistani authorities had said an Afghan national carried out that attack.
