In a statement issued on Monday, the ministry refuted a story published by India’s Firstpost, which claimed that Pakistan had decided to send 20,000 soldiers to Gaza under an alleged deal with foreign intelligence agencies.

“The report is baseless. Pakistan has neither proposed nor discussed any deployment of troops in Gaza,” the statement clarified, adding that Pakistan does not recognise Israel and has always supported the Palestinian people’s right to self-determination.

According to an official fact-check report shared on X, both the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) and the Foreign Office have never confirmed or endorsed any military mission in Gaza.

The ministry further said Firstpost misquoted and distorted old content from a private newspaper to construct a false and misleading narrative, in violation of journalistic ethics.

It added that the other source cited in the report, CNN News18, has a history of publishing unverified and anti-Pakistan stories.

Reaffirming Pakistan’s principled stance, the ministry said the report was a deliberate attempt to distort Pakistan’s foreign policy and create mistrust among Muslim nations.