Pakistan has rejected as “baseless” claims from a senior Indian army officer that Islamabad had tried to target the golden temple with drones and missiles in the Amritsar City of India’s Punjab state, earlier this month.

A spokesman for Pakistan’s foreign office who responded to comments from a senior Indian Army officer said Tuesday, “We categorically reject the allegations that Pakistan was trying to target the golden temple, the most reverent place in the Sikh tro.”

“We all have the places of worship in the highest esteem and cannot think of targeting a sacred place like the golden temple,” the spokesman added.

The spokesman also said that India had attacked several religious places in Pakistan on the night of 6th and 7th of May.

Pakistan also highlighted his role in facilitating SIKH religious pilgrimage and pointed to his visa -free access initiative to International Pilgrims visiting Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur.

“Pakistan is the proud manager of many sacred places in the SIKH faith,” the statement says. “Every year it welcomes thousands of Sikh pilgrims from around the world. Pakistan also provides visa-free access to Gurdwara SaHib Kartarpur through the Kartarpur corridor.”

“In this background, every requirement of Pakistan’s attempt to target the golden temple is absolutely baseless and wrong,” the spokesman repeated.

India-Pakistan standoff

The latest escalation between Pakistan and India began on April 22 when an attack in the IIOJK Resort city of Pahagam killed 26 people. India immediately accused Pakistan of the incident, despite having provided no public proof.

In response, India took on a number of hostile actions the next day of April 23, including the suspension of the 65-year-old Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), which canceled Visa for Pakistani citizens, closes the Wagah-Attari border transition, ordered the shutdown of Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi and the reduction of diplomatic staff at each other’s amount.

Pakistan strongly rejected the accusation and did not call it substantiated, but took mutual measures through his National Security Committee (NSC). These included stopping trade in India, ending Pakistani airspace to Indian aircraft and other recesses.

Tensions further escalated in the early hours of May 7, when missile strikes hit six cities in Punjab and Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), destroy a mosque and kill dozens of civilians, including women, children and the elderly.

In a rapid military reaction, Pakistan’s armed forces shot Indian war plane, including three Rafale jet aircraft, which is largely considered an important asset to the Indian Air Force. Over the following two days, India launched waves of Israeli made drones, which were also neutralized by Pakistan’s military.

The confrontation intensified again in the early hours of May 10 when India targeted several Pakistani Airbases with missile attacks. In contrast, Pakistan Operation launched Bunyanum Marsoos, which damaged Indian military installations, including missile storage sites, airbases and other strategic goals.

On Saturday night, US President Donald Trump announced that a ceasefire had reached after an intense diplomatic effort overnight. Minutes later, the agreement was confirmed separately by Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and the Indian Foreign Secretary.

But despite the military ceasefire, the narrative war has waged.

While Pakistan publicly credited US President Donald Trump – along with China and the Gulf States – to have played an important role in rejecting tension, India’s foreign involvement.

Indian officials have insisted on the ceasefire was the result of direct bilateral conversations.

However, Trump has repeated his attitude twice after the initial message.