ISLAMABAD: Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan told parliament on Tuesday (Jun 30) he had no doubt that India was behind an attack on the stock ...
The Pakistan Stock Exchange building is reflected in the bullet riddled window of the security check post after an attack in Karachi, Pakistan June 29, 2020. REUTERS/Akhtar SoomroISLAMABAD: Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan told parliament on Tuesday he had no doubt that India was behind anFour gunmen armed with grenades attacked the Pakistan Stock Exchange on Monday, killing two guards and a policeman before security forces killed the attackers.
Khna offered no evidence for his allegation, but he said there had been intelligence reports warning of attacks in Pakistan and he had informed his cabinet about the threat. The Baloch Liberation Army , a separatist insurgent group from the southwestern province of Balochistan, claimed responsibility for the attack in a message on Twitter.
Khan said Pakistan's intelligence agencies had successfully preempted at least four major attacks in the country, two of which targeted Islamabad - but he said it was not possible to stop all such attacks.The gunmen carried a heavy supply of arms and equipment and security officials believe they planned to storm the stock exchange building and take hostages.
Pakistan has regularly blamed India for supporting Baloch separatists - a charge Delhi has repeatedly continuously denied.Several projects linked to China's Belt and Road initiative are in Balochistan.
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