Pakistan sharpened its rhetoric against India on Thursday, accusing New Delhi of sponsoring terrorism and destabilizing Balochistan, its volatile southwestern province.

Foreign Office spokesperson Shafqat Ali Khan, speaking at a weekly briefing, claimed India’s role in “fanning terrorism” is undeniable, extending the charge to a broader plot against South Asia. “Indian involvement is clear,” he said, alleging a “global assassination campaign” orchestrated from New Delhi.

The remarks follow a March 11 attack by the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) on the Jaffar Express in Bolan district, which killed 25 people, including passengers and soldiers, before the Army eliminated all 33 militants the next day. Khan criticized India’s failure to condemn the assault, suggesting complicity.

This isn’t a new refrain—last week, Pakistan leveled similar accusations, drawing a sharp rebuke from India’s External Affairs Ministry.

“The world knows where the epicenter of terrorism lies,” spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal retorted on March 14, telling Pakistan to look inward. Khan also took aim at India’s stance on Jammu and Kashmir, slamming External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar’s recent comments at the Raisina Dialogue.

He argued that India, which brought the issue to the UN in 1948, cannot dismiss subsequent resolutions, insisting a Kashmir settlement per UN mandates is key to regional peace. India, unwavering, maintains Jammu and Kashmir is forever its own. With Pakistan offering no hard evidence, the escalating war of words risks deepening a decades-old rift, fueled by mutual distrust over terrorism and territory.