India, April 4 -- Pakistan on Saturday pushed back against media reports claiming that its initiative to facilitate talks between the United States and Iran had run into obstacles after an initial exchange of proposals.

Calling the reports "baseless" and a "figment of imagination," foreign office spokesperson Tahir Andrabi dismissed the reports outright.

"We have noted several reports in the media, including on social media, citing so-called official government sources regarding the ongoing conflict in the region and Pakistan's efforts to promote peace and dialogue," he said, reported news agency PTI.

"We categorically reject these false insinuations attributed to purported official sources as baseless and a figment of imagination. Any...