ISLAMABAD: Pakistan today rejected allegations that it was involved in theterror attack on Sunjwan Army camp, saying Indian media and officials make”irresponsible” statements even before any investigation is initiated.

The Foreign Office spokesperson also accused India of carrying out a “smearcampaign against Pakistan and the deliberate creation of war hysteria.”

“It is a well-established pattern that Indian officials begin makingirresponsible statements and levelling unfounded allegations, even beforeany proper investigation in any incident has been initiated,” the ForeignOffice spokesperson said, when asked about the attack on Sunjwan Army campin Jammu.

“A particular segment in the Indian media runs with their innuendos tomalign Pakistan and whips up public frenzy. We are confident that the worldcommunity would take due cognisance of India’s smear campaign againstPakistan, and the deliberate creation of war hysteria,” the spokespersonsaid.

A group of militants struck the sprawling camp of the 36 brigade of Jammuand Kashmir Light Infantry in the early hours yesterday, triggering agunbattle.

Security forces have neutralised three militants holed up in the Army campwhile six people, including five Army personnel, were killed in the attack.

The latest attack on the camp took place nearly 15 months after the Jammuregion was hit by a similar attack. On November 29, 2016, terrorists hadstormed the Army’s Nagrota camp on the outskirts of the city, killing sevenArmy personnel, including two officers. Three terrorists were gunned downin the operation.

Intelligence inputs had warned of an attack on an Army or securityestablishment by Jaish-e-Mohammed in view of the death anniversary of AfzalGuru, who was hanged on February 9, 2013, for the 2001 attack on ParliamentHouse.