Pakistan's military spokesperson Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry accused India of sponsoring terrorism in Pakistan and dismissed its claims about the Pahalgam attack. He said Indian officers were caught directing terror acts inside Pakistan and shared names of Indian handlers involved.

Amid rising tensions after the Pahalgam terror attack, the US is urging India and Pakistan to avoid escalation. Secretary of State Marco Rubio plans to speak with both nations' foreign ministers as Washington pushes for peace through diplomatic channels.

India has flagged a Pakistani minister's "open confession" to training and funding terrorists, at the United Nations, amid soaring tensions between the two nations in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack that left 26 tourists dead.