Overview
- MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said India rejects the allegations as baseless and described Pakistan as a state sponsor of terrorism with zero credibility on cross-border terror.
- Pakistan told the UN on March 9 that India supports the TTP and BLA from Afghan soil and says it has seized conclusive evidence, including modern military-grade equipment.
- Islamabad is pressing sustained strikes and operations inside Afghanistan against TTP and ISKP infrastructure under Operation Ghazab Lil Haq, presented as self-defence.
- India has condemned the airstrikes at the UN as violations of sovereignty, citing 185 civilian deaths as of March 6, while UN reporting warns of large-scale displacement in Afghanistan.
- Reporting highlights Pakistan’s fiscal stress from the Iran war and an IMF review, with fuel price spikes further constraining the sustainability of its military campaign.