Islamabad:Pakistan has rejected a US media report about helping Iran protect its aircraft and military assets, calling it "misleading and sensationalised".

Islamabad's statement came in response to a CBS News report claiming Pakistan allowed Iranian military aircraft to park on its Nur Khan airfield near Rawalpindi, potentially shielding them from American airstrikes, while serving as a diplomatic conduit between Tehran and Washington.

"Pakistan categorically rejects the CBS News report regarding the presence of Iranian aircraft at Nur Khan Airbase as misleading and sensationalised. Such speculative narratives appear aimed at undermining ongoing efforts for regional stability and peace," Pakistan's foreign ministry said in a statement.

The ministry claimed that several Iranian and US aircraft had arrived in the country after the ceasefire and during the initial round of Islamabad talks to support the movement of diplomatic personnel, security teams and administrative staff and some of them are still parked in the country. 

According to Islamabad, the Iranian aircraft currently parked in Pakistan, an Iranian Air Force RC-130, according to the CBS report, arrived in Rawalpindi during the "ceasefire period" and had "no linkage whatsoever" to any military contingency or preservation arrangement.

"Assertions suggesting otherwise are speculative, misleading, and entirely detached from the factual context. Pakistan has consistently acted as an impartial, constructive, and responsible facilitator in support of dialogue and de-escalation," it said.

Source:Ndtv