India slammed Pakistan for claiming its involvement in the school bus attack, saying Pakistan remained the epicentre of terrorism and its attempts to hoodwink the global community was doomed to fail. The ministry of external affairs also condoled the loss of lives in the attack that took place in Khuzdar.“India rejects the baseless allegations made by Pakistan regarding Indian involvement with the incident in Khuzdar… To divert attention from its reputation as theglobal epicentre of terrorism and to hide its own gross failings, it has become second nature for Pakistan to blame India for all its internal issues.” Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif said terrorists operating under “Indian patronage” attacking children is clear evidence of their hostility.