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No doubt India was behind PSX attack: Imran Khan

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Published : Jun 30, 2020, 9:49 PM IST

While addressing Pakistan's National Assembly on Tuesday, Prime Minister Imran Khan said that what happened in Mumbai, militants wanted to do same in Karachi. Islamabad has no doubt that it was done by India.

Imran Khan
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan

Hyderabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan said that he has no doubt that India was behind Monday's Pakistan Stock Exchange attack in Karachi that killed 11 people including four militants, media reports said.

While addressing the National Assembly on Tuesday, Imran said: "What happened in Mumbai, they wanted to do the same (in Karachi), they wanted to spread uncertainty. We have no doubt this was done by India," Dawn reported.

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"My cabinet and its ministers know that all our agencies were on high alert. Our agencies preempted at least four major attempts of terrorism and two of them were around Islamabad," Dawn quoted Imran as saying.

Balochistan Liberation Army linked Majeed Brigade had claimed responsibility for the attack.
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The group said that the purpose of the attack on the Pakistan Stock Exchange was to simultaneously target the country's economy and China because of its involvement in Balochistan.

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