New Delhi, Sept. 15 -- India on Tuesday asked Pakistan to take concrete action against terrorists operating from its soil rather than make announcements "that are ultimately of no consequence" and said a reward of Rs 7 million for the arrest of Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar was among "phoney announcements" by the state-sponsor of terrorism.

Responding to queries on Masood Azhar again figuring in Pakistan Federal Investigation Agency's Red Book and a reward announced for his arrest, Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said "such gimmicks and attempts at hoodwinking people by Pakistan are nothing new".

"We have seen similar gimmicks in the past as well. For a state sponsor of terrorism to make such phoney annou...