FO rejects Indian claims of terrorist presence in Kartarpur's vicinity.

ISLAMABAD -- The Foreign Office on Monday strongly rejected Indian claims of presence of terrorist training camps in Narowal district in the vicinity of Kartarpur Gurdwara.

'Pakistan completely rejects the baseless reports,' the FO said in a statement on the reports in Indian media, which were sourced to intelligence officials.

The reports aimed at maligning Pakistan have been published in the Indian media ahead of the Nov 9 opening of Kartarpur Corridor that would provide visa-free access to Indian Sikh pilgrims to Kartarpur Gurdwara. The corridor has been established to celebrate the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the founder of Sikhism, falling on Nov 12.

The Indian media, while quoting intelligence sources, had claimed that 'substantial number of men and...