Pakistan has publicly acknowledged the impact of India’s Operation Sindoor for the first time. The admission came from Pakistan’s Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar during a year-end press briefing.
Dar confirmed that Indian drones targeted the Noor Khan Airbase in Rawalpindi’s Chaklala area. He admitted that the strike damaged the military facility and injured personnel stationed there. His remarks marked a rare public acceptance by a senior Pakistani leader.
According to Dar, India launched multiple drones into Pakistani territory within a short span. He claimed that at least 80 drones entered Pakistan over 36 hours. Pakistan intercepted 79 of them, while one drone caused damage to the airbase.
He said Pakistan’s civil and military leadership held an emergency meeting on the night of May 9. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif led the discussions to assess the evolving situation. Dar added that India carried out the Noor Khan strike on the morning of May 10.
Operation Sindoor followed the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, which killed 26 civilians. Indian armed forces launched the operation to target terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
Dar’s statement signals a significant moment in regional military and diplomatic discourse.
