Foreign Office (FO) spokesperson Tahir Andrabi on Wednesday rejected India’s “preposterous statement” regarding Pakistan’s recent strikes against terrorists and their hideouts along the Afghan border.

In a post on X, the FO spokesperson said Pakistan rejected the “baseless statement” by India on its “legitimate, targeted and proportionate actions” against terrorist infrastructure in Afghanistan.

“This preposterous statement has been made by a country that has historically interfered in and undermined the sovereignty and territorial integrity of its neighbouring countries, in contravention of the UN Charter, and continues to suppress the right to self-determination of the Kashmiris in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, in violation of the relevant UN resolutions,” he said.

“India has also been actively aiding and sponsoring terrorist groups operating from Afghan soil against Pakistan, in violation of the relevant UN Security Council sanctions regime, and continues to play the role of a regional spoiler,” he said, adding that its “baseless accusations and inflammatory statements against Pakistan must not be entertained”.

“Pakistan has been and will continue to take all appropriate measures to uphold the safety and security of its citizens in accordance with international law,” he concluded.

On Sunday night, Pakistan’s security forces had carried out an intelligence-based ground operation along the Pakistan-Afghan border, followed by calibrated strikes against terrorist hideouts and safe havens, killing 25 terrorists.

The development had come after terrorists had attacked a local headquarter of the Pakistan Rangers Sindh in Karachi’s Gulistan-i-Jauhar area, during which three security personnel were martyred.

The Indian Ministry of External Affairs had subsequently condemned Pakistan’s actions. It had called them a “blatant act of aggression” and a “direct threat” to regional peace and stability.

Islamabad has repeatedly urged the Taliban administration in Kabul to dismantle terrorist sanctuaries on Afghan soil that are used for attacks in Pakistan. Officials say those appeals have gone unheeded.

On the night of February 26, following unprovoked firing by the Afghan Taliban from across the border, Pakistan launched Operation Ghazab lil-Haq against terrorist hideouts.