Story by Raksha Bhattacharjee
The foreign office of Pakistan asserted that the BLA rebels who carried out the attack on the Jaffar Express had communication with Afghan ringleaders.
India vehemently denied Pakistan’s foreign office’s claim on Friday that it may have been involved in the Jaffar Express train hijacking in Baluchistan.
“We categorically denounce the unfounded accusations made by Pakistan,” stated Randhir Jaiswal, spokesman for the ministry of external affairs. Everyone is aware of the location of the epicenter of international terrorism.
It would be better for Pakistan to examine its own internal issues and shortcomings rather than blaming outsiders. Earlier Thursday, Shafqat Ali Khan, a spokesman for Pakistan’s foreign ministry, asserted that the militants who attacked the Jaffar Express had communication with Afghan ring leaders.
Baluchistan Liberation Army (BLA) from using its territory to launch strikes against Pakistan.
Throughout the incident, terrorists were in direct contact with planners stationed in Afghanistan, he said, adding that Pakistan has repeatedly requested that Afghanistan prevent terrorist organizations such as the Baluchistan Liberation Army (BLA) from using its territory to launch strikes against Pakistan.
He urged Afghanistan to work with the Pakistani government to bring all those involved in this attack, including the true sponsors of terrorism, to justice and to punish all responsible for this heinous act of terrorism accountable, including the perpetrators, organizers, and financiers.
BLA activities whereas this time the blame was placed on Afghanistan
When questioned if there had been a change in policy because the BLA had previously accused India for any BLA activities whereas this time the blame was placed on Afghanistan, the spokesperson responded that there had been no change.
Our policy has not changed. Furthermore, nothing has changed in the facts. Terrorism against Pakistan is being sponsored by India. I was alluding to the fact that we have proof that calls in this specific instance were made from Afghanistan. I told you this,” he said.
Terrorism and Establish regional peace
He responded to a follow-up question by saying that India has been waging a worldwide assassination campaign and attempting to destabilize its neighbors. There are, regrettably, a lot of anti-peace elements in our area who do not want Pakistan to benefit from its extraordinary and earnest efforts to combat terrorism and establish regional peace.
Jaffar Express
Additionally, terrorist ring leaders operating from overseas planned and led the most recent terrorist attack against Jaffar Express near Sibi, Baluchistan,” he stated. He remarked, in response to another query, that the “Indian media is kind of glorifying the BLA which itself reflects the Indian policy, in some ways, if not officially.”
The MEA announcement follows Pakistani security forces’ assertion that they have killed all 33 of the BLA militants who took control of the Jaffar Express, which was transporting almost 400 people.
The BLA spokesperson, Jeeyand Baloch
Neither images nor videos of the alleged “successful operation” have been made public by the Pakistani Army. The ISPR, according to the rebel BLA, was hiding defeat. The BLA spokesperson, Jeeyand Baloch, maintained that the conflict is still going on on several fronts.
According to him, the government “abandoned its own soldiers” and left them “to die as hostages.”
Shortly after taking control of the train, BLA fighters freely released women, children, and elderly people, according to released passengers who made it to Quetta and spoke to Pakistani media. Additionally, the BLA has urged Pakistani authorities to permit unbiased observers and independent journalists to enter the battle area. According to the group, the army’s unwillingness to allow such access shows its “defeat.”
