Pakistan, May 19 -- Pakistan's Foreign Office has firmly dismissed reports in sections of the Indian media alleging that nuclear-capable Shaheen missiles were deployed during Pakistan's recent military operation, calling the claims "false and misleading".

Foreign Office spokesperson Shafqat Ali Khan vehemently denied the accusations during a press briefing on Monday, calling them a component of a larger disinformation campaign that aims to distort Pakistan's military actions during the fight, which is currently known as "Operation Bunyan-um-Marsoos".

The large-scale operation was launched by Pakistan in response to what it described as unprovoked Indian military aggression across the Line of Control (LoC) and inside Pakistani territory....