Overview
- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, through deputy spokesperson Farhan Haq, offered condolences to India over the car explosion near Delhi’s Red Fort and called for a full investigation.
- The UN reiterated its strongest condemnation of terrorism and said those responsible must be held accountable.
- Officials reported 12 people killed in the Delhi blast, while a suicide bombing near a court in Islamabad left at least 12 dead and 36 wounded.
- Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif alleged involvement by groups “active with Indian support” in the Islamabad strike.
- India’s External Affairs Ministry rejected the allegation as baseless, with spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal saying the international community will not be misled.