Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri strongly criticized Pakistan's recent military moves, describing them as "provocative and escalatory." The remarks came as tensions along the India-Pakistan border have reached a critical point over the past few days.

Pakistan said early Saturday that it had struck multiple military targets, days after India launched its largest strikes inside Pakistan in decades.

Pakistan and India launched strikes and counter-strikes against each other's military installations on Saturday, prompting U.S. calls for the nuclear-armed neighbours to begin talks and defuse their escalating conflict,