Suicide Bomb Hits Pakistan School Bus, 3 Kids Among Dead
A deadly suicide blast in Khuzdar leaves multiple casualties, fueling fresh accusations between Pakistan and India
A suicide bombing on a school bus in Khuzdar, a city in Pakistan’s Balochistan province, left at least five people dead, including three students, and injured 38 others on Wednesday, according to local officials.
The attack hit a bus carrying children from a military-run Army Public School. These schools cater primarily to children of Pakistan's military personnel.
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Police and government sources confirmed that a large number of students were on board when the explosion occurred.
No group claims responsibility yet
So far, no group has stepped forward to take responsibility for the attack. However, Balochistan has long struggled with separatist violence and insurgent groups demanding more autonomy and economic development in the resource-rich province.
The Pakistan military, in a quick response, blamed what it called “Indian proxies” for the attack, but provided no evidence. India’s foreign ministry denied the accusation, calling it “baseless” and accusing Pakistan of shifting blame to hide its internal failures.
Longstanding tensions reignited
This incident has once again stirred tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbors. India condemned the violence but hit back at Pakistan for what it described as habitual scapegoating.
Both countries have accused each other of backing cross-border attacks in the past. Tensions were already running high after a recent attack on tourists in India-administered Kashmir, which New Delhi blames on Pakistan-based militants — a charge Islamabad denies.
PM Sharif calls attack 'cowardly'
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif condemned the bombing, calling it a “cowardly act,” and echoed the military’s claim that India was behind the blast.
The tragedy also brings back memories of past attacks targeting children in Pakistan. The 2014 Taliban attack on a school in Peshawar, which killed 145 people — most of them students — remains the country’s deadliest terror attack.
Violence in Balochistan remains a threat
Wednesday’s bombing comes just months after Baloch separatists hijacked a train, killing 27 people and holding over 350 passengers hostage — many of them security personnel.
As instability grows, residents in the region continue to face the fallout of political unrest, extremist violence, and unresolved cross-border tensions.
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