India has strongly condemned Pakistan's attempt to implicate it in a suicide attack in Waziristan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has rejected the Pakistan Army's statement blaming India, dismissing it outright with contempt. The MEA called the accusations "baseless" and "misleading".

The condemnation follows a deadly suicide bombing in North Waziristan on June 28, 2025, which killed at least 13 Pakistani soldiers and injured many others, including civilians. The attack involved a suicide bomber ramming an explosives-laden vehicle into a military convoy. The suicide bomber unit of the Hafiz Gul Bahadur group, a faction affiliated with the Pakistani Taliban, has claimed responsibility for the attack.

In response to the Pakistan Army's allegations, the MEA issued an official statement, asserting that it had seen the statement seeking to blame India for the attack and rejected it with the contempt it deserves. A senior government source added that this "baseless allegation is nothing but a desperate attempt to divert attention from their own failures". India has maintained that Pakistan should focus on tackling terrorism within its own borders rather than making unfounded accusations.

The attack occurred in the Mir Ali area of North Waziristan district. District Police Officer (DPO) Waqar Ahmed told The Dawn that four civilians were injured in the attack, which was carried out using a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device. The explosion also caused the roofs of two houses to collapse, injuring six children.

The incident is part of a broader trend of increasing violence in Pakistan, particularly in the regions bordering Afghanistan. Since the Taliban's return to power in Kabul in 2021, Pakistan has seen a significant surge in violence along its border with Afghanistan. Islamabad has accused Kabul of allowing its soil to be used for attacks against Pakistan, a claim the Taliban denies.

Pakistan ranked second in the Global Terrorism Index 2025, with a 45% rise in terrorism-related deaths over the past year, reaching 1,081 fatalities. The Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies recorded 85 attacks in May, compared to 81 in April.

Earlier in June, 14 terrorists were killed in North Waziristan's Datta Khel town during a security operation. On June 15, a Frontier Corps soldier was killed in a targeted attack in Upper South Waziristan's Ladha tehsil. Just days before the June 28 attack, two soldiers were killed and 11 terrorists were killed during an intelligence-based operation in South Waziristan.

KP Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur condemned the June 28 attack and expressed condolences and prayers for the victims. He stated that security forces have made unprecedented sacrifices to establish peace and eliminate terrorism in the country and that everyone stands with them in the war against terrorism.