NEW DELHI: The government on Saturday firmly rejected Pakistan’s claims about targeting Indian infrastructure, describing them as part of an “attempted malicious misinformation campaign.” Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, during a special briefing by the ministry of external affairs and ministry of defence on Operation Sindoor, also dismissed all allegations made by Islamabad regarding damage to military infrastructure.
“The claims that they have made about attacking various military installations are completely false. The claim about the air station in Sirsa being destroyed completely false. The claim about the air station in Surat—completely false.... These are lies about critical infrastructure, power systems and cyberstructures,” Misri said. “I urge all who watch this not to be misled by the tissue of lies being peddled by Pakistan.”
"There is this yet again completely ludicrous claim that Indian mailers have hit Afghanistan totally frivolous allegation and I only want to point out that Afghan people don't need to be reminded about which country it is that has on multiple occasions in just the last one and a half years targeted civilian populations and civilian infrastructure in Afghanistan," he added.
Misri also made it clear that the provocation had come from Pakistan. “It is the Pakistani act that constituted provocation and escalation,” he further said.
Wing Commander Vyomika Singh added that “in a swift and calibrated response, Indian armed forces carried out a precision strike only at identified military targets.” She also denounced the “continued malicious misinformation campaign” by Pakistan
India retaliates against Pakistani strikes
During the briefing, Colonel Sofiya Qureshi also outlined India’s decisive yet measured military response to Pakistan’s continued aggression along the western border and the Line of Control. She confirmed that precision strikes were carried out on Pakistani military targets using air-launched weapons from Indian fighter aircraft, specifically targeting Rafiqui, Murid, Chaklala, Rahim Yar Khan, Sukkur, and Chunian, along with radar sites at Pasrur and Sialkot aviation bases.
"In response to Pakistan targeting civilian targets, the Indian Armed Forces retaliated and targeted technical installations, command and control centres, radar sites and ammunition strongholds... Pakistan military targets in Rafiqui, Murid, Chaklala, Rahim Yar Khan, Sukkur and Chunian were engaged by air-launched precision weapons from our fighter aircraft... Radar sites at Pasrur and Sialkot aviation bases were also targeted using precision weapons. While carrying out these attacks, India has ensured minimal collateral damage," she said.
Colonel Qureshi highlighted that Pakistan used UCAVs, long-range weapons, loitering ammunition and fighter jets against Indian military assets. "Pakistan has continued its aggressive attack on the western border... They used UCAP drones, long-range weapons, loitering ammunition and fighter jets to target India's military structures... At LoC they used drones and heavy-calibre weapons to attack... At the IB and LoC from Srinagar to Naliya, in more than 26 locations airspace infiltration was attempted," she said.
Earlier today, forces struck at least four Pakistani airbases in the early hours of Saturday, news agency ANI reported, citing government sources. The retaliatory action followed a wave of drone attacks by Pakistan on 26 Indian locations from Jammu and Kashmir to Gujarat. The ministry of Defence confirmed that several of the drones, some armed, targeted military and civilian sites.
Indian forces remain on high alert, deploying counter-drone systems and urging civilians in border areas to stay indoors and follow safety guidelines. Explosions and property damage were reported in Udhampur, Rajouri, Akhnoor, and rural Jalandhar. A local woman in Jalandhar described a red flash and a powerful blast that damaged rooftops and water tanks during a blackout.
“The claims that they have made about attacking various military installations are completely false. The claim about the air station in Sirsa being destroyed completely false. The claim about the air station in Surat—completely false.... These are lies about critical infrastructure, power systems and cyberstructures,” Misri said. “I urge all who watch this not to be misled by the tissue of lies being peddled by Pakistan.”
"There is this yet again completely ludicrous claim that Indian mailers have hit Afghanistan totally frivolous allegation and I only want to point out that Afghan people don't need to be reminded about which country it is that has on multiple occasions in just the last one and a half years targeted civilian populations and civilian infrastructure in Afghanistan," he added.
Misri also made it clear that the provocation had come from Pakistan. “It is the Pakistani act that constituted provocation and escalation,” he further said.
Wing Commander Vyomika Singh added that “in a swift and calibrated response, Indian armed forces carried out a precision strike only at identified military targets.” She also denounced the “continued malicious misinformation campaign” by Pakistan
India retaliates against Pakistani strikes
During the briefing, Colonel Sofiya Qureshi also outlined India’s decisive yet measured military response to Pakistan’s continued aggression along the western border and the Line of Control. She confirmed that precision strikes were carried out on Pakistani military targets using air-launched weapons from Indian fighter aircraft, specifically targeting Rafiqui, Murid, Chaklala, Rahim Yar Khan, Sukkur, and Chunian, along with radar sites at Pasrur and Sialkot aviation bases.
"In response to Pakistan targeting civilian targets, the Indian Armed Forces retaliated and targeted technical installations, command and control centres, radar sites and ammunition strongholds... Pakistan military targets in Rafiqui, Murid, Chaklala, Rahim Yar Khan, Sukkur and Chunian were engaged by air-launched precision weapons from our fighter aircraft... Radar sites at Pasrur and Sialkot aviation bases were also targeted using precision weapons. While carrying out these attacks, India has ensured minimal collateral damage," she said.
Colonel Qureshi highlighted that Pakistan used UCAVs, long-range weapons, loitering ammunition and fighter jets against Indian military assets. "Pakistan has continued its aggressive attack on the western border... They used UCAP drones, long-range weapons, loitering ammunition and fighter jets to target India's military structures... At LoC they used drones and heavy-calibre weapons to attack... At the IB and LoC from Srinagar to Naliya, in more than 26 locations airspace infiltration was attempted," she said.
Earlier today, forces struck at least four Pakistani airbases in the early hours of Saturday, news agency ANI reported, citing government sources. The retaliatory action followed a wave of drone attacks by Pakistan on 26 Indian locations from Jammu and Kashmir to Gujarat. The ministry of Defence confirmed that several of the drones, some armed, targeted military and civilian sites.
Indian forces remain on high alert, deploying counter-drone systems and urging civilians in border areas to stay indoors and follow safety guidelines. Explosions and property damage were reported in Udhampur, Rajouri, Akhnoor, and rural Jalandhar. A local woman in Jalandhar described a red flash and a powerful blast that damaged rooftops and water tanks during a blackout.
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