Reply to Comment on ‘On the Transition From Remnant Tethys Sea to Foreland Basin During the Late Paleogene in the Western Himalayas, Pakistan’ by Ali et al. (2025)

ABSTRACT Ali, Hanif et al. present an integrated sedimentological and biostratigraphic analysis of late Paleogene sediments from the Sulaiman fold‐thrust belt (SFTB), Pakistan, documenting the transition from remnant Tethys Sea to the Himalayan foreland basin. While this study provides valuable field observations and a comprehensive stratigraphic framework, we identify several significant technical issues that affect the interpretation of depositional environments, biostratigraphic age assignments and the relative roles of tectonic versus eustatic controls on the retreat of the Tethys Sea. These issues warrant clarification to ensure accurate paleogeographic and tectonic reconstructions for this critical region.