Islamabad: Pakistan’s interior minister Sarfaraz Bugti blamed India’s Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) intelligence agency for the suicide blast in Balochistan on Friday that killed 60 and injured 60 others.
While the Indian government is yet to make an official statement, Pakistani officials have long claimed that India sponsors violent groups in Pakistan- claims that India has always denied.
Wasim Baig, the spokesperson for Balochistan’s health department said that seven more people died in the hospital since the terror attack. “RAW is involved in the suicide attack”, he further added.
Earlier on Friday, a suicide bomb attack targeted a procession to celebrate Prophet Muhammad’s birthday near the Madina Masjid at a place called Mastung. The blast tore through the mosque in the southern province of Balochistan after the bomber detonated his explosives near police vehicles. Further, a second attack at a mosque in northern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa killed at least five people.
No terrorist group have claimed responsibility for either attack. The Pakistani Taliban (TTP) responsible for some of the deadliest attacks in the country has denied responsibility. A surge in terror attacks in the country’s western province has cast a shadow on preparations and public campaigning in the upcoming January general elections.