Pakistan rejected India’s statement on its military strikes against terrorist infrastructure in Afghanistan on Wednesday, calling New Delhi’s allegations “baseless and preposterous.”
Foreign Office spokesperson Tahir Andrabi said Pakistan’s actions were legitimate, targeted and proportionate. In a statement posted on X, he said India’s criticism had no basis and accused New Delhi of interfering in the affairs of neighbouring countries.
Andrabi also accused India of violating international law by suppressing the right to self-determination of Kashmiris in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir. He further alleged that India had supported terrorist groups operating from Afghan territory against Pakistan, calling it a violation of relevant UN Security Council sanctions.
He said India continued to act as a regional spoiler and urged the international community not to give weight to what he described as inflammatory and unfounded accusations.
The spokesperson reaffirmed that Pakistan would continue to take all necessary measures to protect its citizens and national security in accordance with international law.
The statement comes days after Pakistan carried out precision strikes on terrorist camps along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border under Operation Ghazab lil-Haq.
Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said the operation targeted terrorist hideouts in the border regions of Paktia, Paktika and Kunar during the night of June 28 and 29. He said 25 militants were killed and large quantities of weapons and ammunition were destroyed.
According to Tarar, the operation followed a series of terrorist attacks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan and a Pakistan Rangers camp in Karachi.
Pakistan has witnessed a rise in militant violence since 2021, particularly in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan. Relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan have also remained strained, with Islamabad repeatedly urging the Afghan Taliban to act against militant groups operating from Afghan territory.
Border tensions have continued despite several rounds of talks, as both sides have yet to reach an agreement on addressing cross-border militancy.
