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India dismisses Pakistan's claims of damage to military assets
The statement came hours after India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire on the afternoon of May 10
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Staff Reporter
- Sat, 10, May 2025
- 12:06 EDT
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Colonel Sofiya Qureshi at the press briefing / Ministry of Defence
India rejected Pakistan’s claims that Indian military systems were damaged in recent hostilities, asserting instead that its own strikes inflicted significant damage on Pakistan’s military infrastructure.
In a press briefing on May 10 by the Indian Defence Ministry on Operation Sindoor, senior defence officials called Pakistan's claims “entirely false” and said Pakistan had suffered “very heavy and unsustainable losses” to its airbases, radar systems, and military command centres.
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“Every misadventure by Pakistan has been met with strength and every future escalation will invite a decisive response,” said Commodore Raghu R Nair during a tri-services press briefing, reiterating that the armed forces remain fully prepared to defend India’s sovereignty and integrity.
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The statement came hours after India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire on May 10 following days of cross-domain hostilities along the Line of Control (LoC), in the air, and at sea.
Colonel Sofiya Qureshi refuted Pakistan’s assertions that its JF-17 aircraft had damaged strategic Indian assets such as the S-400 air defence systems and BrahMos missile bases. “These are completely false,” she said, adding that allegations about damage to Indian airfields and ammunition depots in Sirsa, Jammu, Pathankot, Bathinda, Naliya, Bhuj, Chandigarh, and Beas had been disproved with photographic evidence.
She also rejected Pakistan’s accusation that India targeted religious sites. “India is a secular nation and our armed forces are a proud reflection of our constitutional values. No religious sites have been targeted,” Colonel Qureshi said.
Wing Commander Vyomika Singh provided details of the damage inflicted on Pakistan’s military assets. “Extensive damage was caused to airbases in Skardu, Jacobabad, Sargodha, and Bholari, rendering Pakistan’s air defence untenable,” she said. Indian forces also struck command centres, radar installations, and logistics hubs near the LoC, she added.
The Defence Ministry maintained that Indian operations following the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, in which 26 civilians were killed, were precise and limited to counter-terror objectives.
The Indian armed forces, officials said, are now adhering to the ceasefire understanding, but remain “ever vigilant.”
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