New Delhi, July 28 -- The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Tuesday rejected Islamabad's remarks on Defence Minister Rajnath Singh's comments during Kargil Vijay Diwas, in which he stated that Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) was "illegally occupied by Pakistan", describing Islamabad's response as "baseless and hollow".

During a media briefing, MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said India rejects Pakistan's statement in its entirety.

"The statement that was issued post the remarks made by our Defence Minister, we reject their baseless and hollow statement in its entirety," Jaiswal said.

The remarks came after Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement in which they "condemn in the strongest possible terms" the remarks ...