Pakistan has strongly rejected the baseless accusations and unfounded assertions made by India's Defence Minister and Chief of Army Staff during the past two days.

In a statement, Foreign Office Spokesperson Shafqat Ali Khan said Jammu and Kashmir remains an internationally recognized disputed territory, whose final status is to be determined in accordance with relevant United Nations Security Council  resolutions and the aspirations of the Kashmiri people.

He said in this context, India has no legal or moral grounds to assert fictitious claims over the territories of Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan.

The Spokesperson said such rhetoric from Indian leadership cannot divert international attention from the grave human rights violations and oppressive measures being carried out in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir.

He said these actions suppress the legitimate and just struggle of the Kashmiri people for their inalienable right to self-determination.

The Spokesperson said Pakistan also underscores that provocative statements of this nature are counterproductive to regional peace and stability.

He said instead of levelling baseless allegations against others, India must introspect and address its own documented involvement in orchestrating targeted assassinations, acts of subversion, and state-sponsored terrorism in foreign territories.