New Delhi, May 8 -- Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said on Thursday that Pahalgam terror attack was "original escalation" by Pakistan and India responded in "controlled, precise, measured, considered and non-escalatory" manner through precise strikes on terror infrastructure early on Wednesday.

Addressing a joint press conference here, Misri said that India's intention is not to escalate matters and is only responding to the escalation.

"Pakistan escalated on April 22, we are only responding to escalation. If further escalation, the response will be in the appropriate domain," Misri said.

He said when talks were going on about the Pahalgam at the UNSC, Pakistan opposed the role of TRF (The Resistance Front).

"This is after TRF claimed...