Pakistan, Aug. 12 -- Pakistan on Monday strongly rejected remarks by the Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) accusing Pakistan of nuclear blackmail, calling the allegations misleading and baseless.

Responding to media queries regarding the Indian MEA's statement on remarks attributed to Field Marshal Asim Munir, the Foreign Office said Islamabad viewed the Indian accusations as "yet another demonstration of their chronic tendency to distorting facts and twisting statements out of context." "The Indian narrative of an alleged 'nuclear blackmail' is a misleading and self-serving construct. Pakistan remains firmly opposed to the use or threat of use of force," the statement said.

It criticised India's "sabre rattling and war mongerin...