Indian media celebrating Khuzdar incident, says DG ISPR

RAWALPINDI: Director General Inter Services Public Relations (DG ISPR) Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry has condemned Indian media for celebrating the brutal attack on a school bus in Khuzdar on May 21. The attack, carried out by Indian proxies, referred to as “Fitna-al-Hindustan” targeted innocent children, ARY News reported.

In a joint presser with Director General of the Inter-Services Public Relations (DG ISPR) Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, Secretary Interior Khurram Agha accused the India-backed Fitna-al-Hindustan of orchestrating the deadly terrorist attack on a school bus in Khuzdar, Balochistan, on May 21, which killed five people, including three children.

Secretary Interior informed the reporters initial findings into the Khuzdar School Bus attack has confirmed that the attack is a continuity of a broader pattern of violence, sponsored by India through Fitna al-Hindustan, operating under the tutelage and patronage of Indian intelligence agency RAW.

He said having miserably failed in the so-called operation Sindoor, the terror proxies of India have been tasked to accentuate their heinous attacks of terrorism in Balochistan and elsewhere. Sabotage development in the region, incite fear among the population and derail the journey of peace and development in an attempt to repeat their playbook of 1971.

The Secretary Interior made it clear that the people of Pakistan will not let them succeed. He said Pakistan and its people, particularly, those in Balochistan, reject this nefarious design. He said the state of Pakistan has the capacity and the will to dismantle these networks and bring the perpetrators and their handlers to justice.

He said having suffered immense casualties in their attempts against hard targets, Fitna-al-Hindustan have now resorted to hitting soft targets, labourers, working on development projects, infrastructure and machinery to paint a picture of loosening control of the state. Much against the traditions and culture of the Baloch, these terrorists have stooped so low that innocent schoolchildren have now been targeted.

Khurram Agha assured that that the state in collaboration with the provincial governments and the state apparatus will defeat the terrorist elements. These Indian sponsored terrorists have no place in Pakistan and our national discourse. He said we have the wherewithal and the commitment to bring an end to this violence. He said our resolve is firm and our response will be decisive.

Director General of Inter-Services Public Relations (DG ISPR) Maj Gen Ahmad Sharif Chaudhry said that the India-sponsored Fitna al-Hindustan carried out the May 21, 2025, terrorist attack on a school bus in Khuzdar, Balochistan, which killed six children and injured 51 others, mostly children.

He alleged that the proxies, acting on India’s orders, has been targeting innocent civilians, including laborers and schoolchildren, to destabilize Pakistan, citing confessions from arrested terrorists and former Indian naval officer Kulbhushan Yadav as evidence.

Chaudhry detailed a series of attacks attributed to Fitna al-Hindustan, including the killing of six laborers in Gwadar on March 26, 2024, 12 laborers in Noshki on April 12, 2024, and 21 laborers in Duki on October 10, 2024.

He also referenced the Jaffar Express attack and the targeting of mosques and civilians during India’s Operation Sindoor on May 6-7, 2025. The DG ISPR condemned these acts as devoid of humanity, Baloch identity, or Pakistani values, asserting that Fitna al-Hindustan’s actions are solely tied to Indian directives, not Balochistan’s people.

Despite the violence, Chaudhry praised the resilience of Balochistan’s residents, stating that Fitna al-Hindustan has failed to break their spirit.

He vowed that Pakistan’s security forces would decisively counter this “barbaric” terrorism, backed by substantial evidence of India’s involvement. The Khuzdar attack, which left innocent children dead, described as a stark display of India’s “true terrorist face,” prompting renewed calls for international accountability.

Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said Indian social media accounts as well as the electronic media are also on the forefront to stoke terrorism in Pakistan. He showed screenshots of numerous Indian social media accounts and video clips of the Indian media celebrating the terrorist activities in Pakistan, including the attack on Jaffer Express.