India has firmly denied Pakistan’s allegations linking it to the recent terrorist attack in Islamabad, calling the claims “unfounded” and the result of a “delirious” leadership in Pakistan.

“India unequivocally rejects the baseless and unfounded allegations being made by an obviously delirious Pakistani leadership. It is a predictable tactic by Pakistan to concoct false narratives against India,” Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said in a statement on Tuesday.

Soon after the attack, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had claimed that the bombing outside a court complex in Islamabad was carried out by groups with “active Indian support”. He also connected another attack on a military-run college in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to New Delhi.

India responded sharply, saying that the accusations were nothing but an attempt to “deflect the attention of its own [Pakistani] public from the ongoing military-inspired constitutional subversion and power-grab unfolding within the country.”

Jaiswal added, “The international community is well aware of the reality and will not be misled by Pakistan’s desperate diversionary ploys.”

At least 12 people lost their lives when a suicide bomber targeted the area outside a court complex in Islamabad on Tuesday. Earlier that same day, terrorists tried to storm a military-run college in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and take cadets hostage. The government said that the attack began with a suicide bombing and that security forces managed to stop the militants before they could enter the campus.

The attacks come at a time when Pakistan’s government is pushing for the controversial 27th Amendment to its constitution, a move that could further increase the power of Field Marshal Asim Munir just six months after Operation Sindoor. The opposition has strongly opposed the amendment.

The proposal, introduced in the Senate, seeks to restructure the military’s hierarchy and expand executive control. It would make the Chief of the Army Staff, currently Munir, the overall head of the armed forces by removing the post of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee. It would also grant lifetime rank and constitutional protection to officers holding the titles of Field Marshal, Marshal of the Air Force, and Admiral of the Fleet.

On Monday, the Senate passed the amendment despite heavy criticism that it would make Pakistan’s civilian government even more subordinate to the military.

Meanwhile, Pakistan has not issued any statement on the explosion that struck New Delhi late Monday night. In contrast, several regional governments, including the Taliban administration in Kabul and Bangladesh’s interim government, have expressed condolences over the attack that killed at least 12 people.