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.

"Seven days have passed since the Pahalgam incident but, so far, India has not provided a shred of evidence for its baseless allegations against Pakistan," army spokesman Lt. Gen. Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry told reporters in the garrison city of Rawalpindi.