The Foreign Office has rejected reports and claims that Pakistani and Iranian border forces have conducted a joint military operation in the border region.

“I would like to state that this information is not correct. This is fake news,” she said while responding to a query at the press briefing on Thursday.

Recent reports from Iranian media claimed that security forces from Pakistan and Iran have conducted a joint operation against smugglers in Balochistan.

The Iranian news agency IRNA reported that powerful explosions were heard along the Iran-Pakistan border, attributed to the joint actions taken against smuggling operations.

On Wednesday, the news agency provided a report from Islamabad, alleging that the English online media outlet Khorasan Diary mentioned the joint operation targeting smugglers at Zero Point in Balochistan on its social media page.

While citing local sources, it stated that explosions were heard along the Iran-Pakistan border, with a local informant confirming that smugglers were the target of the operation.

According to the Foreign Office, such a statement by terror groups should not be taken seriously.

“In line with our commitment to root out smugglers and terrorists, an operation was carried out by Pakistani security forces west of Panjgur. The operation took place 30 kilometres within our territory against smugglers, and this was undertaken by Pakistani security forces alone.”