Pakistan Army denied claims by Indian army of conducting 'surgical strikes' across Line of Control (LoC) and said there had been cross border fire which was befittingly responded.

Director General Military Operations India, claimed to have carried out "surgical strikes" along the de facto border with Pakistan. "Some terrorist teams had positioned themselves at launchpads along the Line of Control," he alleged.

"The notion of surgical strike linked to alleged terrorists´ bases is an illusion being deliberately generated by India to create false effects," the ISPR said in a statement, The News International, a leading newspaper in Pakistan, reported.

The statement was released shortly after a senior Indian military officer said India had hit suspected militants preparing to infiltrate.