On Saturday, the Indian government firmly rejected Pakistan's claims about the damage to key Indian military bases, calling them a part of a "malicious misinformation campaign."
During a press conference on 'Operation Sindoodr,' India presented visual evidence against Pakistan's claims, showing fresh pictures—date and time stamped—of the runways at Suratgarh and Sirsa Air Force Stations, which Pakistan had falsely reported being damaged.
Wing Commander Vyomika Singh, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, and Indian Army Colonel Sofiya Qureshi spoke to the media. Singh reiterated that Pakistan had been consistently propagating false information regarding different military targets, such as the S-400 system at Adampur, airfields at Suratgarh and Sirsa, the BrahMos base at Nagrota, RT gun positions at Dehrangari, and the forward ammunition depot at Chandigarh. Singh went on to explain that these assertions were completely baseless.
"India outrightly denies these unfounded rumors that are being circulated by Pakistan," she stated. "The rumors of the demolition of our military bases, which include airfields and weapons systems, are entirely false. Pakistan keeps circulating lies, disinformation, and propaganda, sometimes supported by state institutions."
Foreign Secretary Misri reaffirmed the government's position, especially denying Pakistan's baseless claims regarding the destruction of the S-400 base at Adampur and other key infrastructure like power and cyber networks. "These are all fabrications. I urge you all not to be swayed by this web of lies," he claimed.
India also condemned Pakistan's targeting of civilian installations, such as Srinagar, Avantipur, and Udhampur air bases. Wing Commander Singh pointed out that Pakistan had targeted civilian and military installations alike, such as medical and educational institutions, which she termed "deplorable and cowardly acts."
Pakistan had made harassment attacks and tried air intrusions at 26 points, stretching from Srinagar to Nalia, the Indian Air Force said. Although India was able to neutralize most of them, some minor damage was caused at Indian Air Force bases in Udhampur, Pathankot, Adampur, and Bhuj, Singh said.
"Several high-speed missile attacks were also registered, especially at air bases in Punjab after 01:40 hours," she added.
India, in turn, conducted precision strikes on Pakistani military infrastructure alone, such as technical assets, command and control centers, radar facilities, and weapons storage sites. "Our response was swift and calibrated, aimed solely at Pakistan's military targets," Singh said.
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