The Foreign Office (FO) on Monday dismissed reports of the Indian media claiming that Pakistan used nuclear-capable Shaheen missiles during the recent tensions with India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
New Delhi had accused Islamabad, without evidence, of orchestrating last month\u2019s deadly attack<\/a> in occupied Kashmir\u2019s Pahalgam. Pakistan had strongly denied<\/a> the allegations and called for a neutral probe<\/a>. As the situation turned into a military confrontation<\/a> between the nuclear powers, it took American intervention for both sides to agree to a ceasefire<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A day earlier, the Indian army claimed that Pakistan launched a nuclear-capable Shaheen missile at India during the intense shelling,\u00a0News Arena India<\/em>\u00a0reported<\/a>. A video released by the Indian army allegedly showed the use of the Shaheen missile during the recent crossfire, according to\u00a0NDTV<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n In a statement today, FO spokesperson Shafqat Ali Khan said, \u201cThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs has firmly rejected the unfounded allegations circulating in certain segments of the Indian media, which falsely claim that Pakistan employed the Shaheen missile during Operation Bunyanum Marsoos.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n He said that the Indian army deleted the \u201cmisleading video\u201d after realising that the claim was \u201cunsubstantiated\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cRegrettably, some Indian outlets continue to propagate this misinformation,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Indian army\u2019s official account remained silent on the matter, \u201coffering neither clarification nor retraction for the erroneous post\u201d, according to the FO spokesperson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The statement cited analysts, who observed that \u201csuch disinformation campaigns\u201d were part of \u201ca deliberate attempt to obscure India\u2019s setbacks in Operation Sindoor\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThese fabricated stories align with New Delhi\u2019s ongoing efforts to promote a misleading narrative regarding the ceasefire and baseless allegations of so-called \u2018nuclear blackmail\u2019 by Pakistan.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The FO spokesperson said, \u201cDisseminating unverified and inflammatory content not only undermines regional stability but also reflects poorly on the professionalism of official institutions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n On Sunday, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said<\/a> that Pakistan \u201cwill never bow down to Indian hegemony\u201d as the recent ceasefire with India holds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe truth is that India is not the US and Pakistan is not Afghanistan. India is not Israel and Pakistan is not Palestine. Pakistan will never be deterred. It can never be coerced,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n