Goa, Sept. 15 -- India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has officially dismissed Pakistan's recent decision to raise the bounty on Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief Masood Azhar, labeling the move a meaningless "gimmick." During a media briefing in New Delhi, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal criticized the announcement, highlighting a long-standing pattern of superficial gestures by Pakistan aimed at dodging international scrutiny. Jaiswal emphasized that for a state sponsor of terrorism to make such declarations is entirely hollow, urging Islamabad to take tangible action against terrorists rather than relying on inconsequential PR stunts.

The response follows reports that Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) increased the rewar...