India on Saturday firmly rejected Pakistan’s claims of having destroyed Indian Air Force stations in Sirsa, Suratgarh, and Azamgarh, calling the reports “completely false” and part of a disinformation campaign.
To counter the false narrative, India released time-stamped images and videos showing the airbases in full operational condition. The visuals depicted normalcy and no visible damage to the military installations targeted in Pakistani propaganda.
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri addressing a press briefing on Saturday, said, “Claims made by them of destroying various military assets is false. The claim about Air Force stations at Sirsa, Suratgarh, Azamgarh being destroyed is completely false. I would urge all of you not to be misled by these lies. Pakistan is peddling these for obvious purposes.”
Meanwhile, missile debris was found in agricultural fields in Sirsa (Haryana), Barmer (Rajasthan), and Jalandhar (Punjab), after Pakistan launched swarms of drones and missiles for the second consecutive night on Friday. Defence sources confirmed that Pakistan also fired a Fateh-II surface-to-surface missile at a strategic location in India, which was successfully intercepted by Indian air defence units in Sirsa.