India, May 9 -- Indian high commissioner to the UK Vikram Doraiswami on Thursday vehemently dismissed Pakistan's claims following India's 'Operation Sindoor', which targeted terrorist hideouts across the border.

Addressing Pakistan's response in an interview with Sky News anchor Yalda Hakim, Doraiswami sharply questioned, "What are they retaliating about?"

He pointed out that "they (Pakistan) are retaliating against attacks on terrorism infrastructure...What does that tell you of their relationship with the terror groups?"

Doraiswami then noted that the original escalation was done by Pakistan when they killed 26 civilians in a scenic meadow of Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam.

The diplomat clarified that India did not target any military...