Op Sindoor: Pakistan Dossier Reveals India Struck More Targets Than Acknowledged

GG News Bureau
New Delhi/Islamabad, 3rd June: A confidential dossier prepared by Pakistani authorities has revealed that India struck more targets inside Pakistan during Operation Sindoor than officially acknowledged by Indian defence authorities. The disclosure, part of Pakistan’s internal report on its retaliatory military operation Bunyan un Marsoos, significantly expands the known scope of India’s response following the Pahalgam terror attack, which killed 26 civilians last month.

According to maps and documentation included in the dossier, Indian forces targeted at least seven additional locations beyond those publicly listed in Indian briefings. These include Peshawar, Jhang, Hyderabad (Sindh), Gujrat (Punjab), Bahawalnagar, Attock, and Chor—areas not named by the Indian Air Force (IAF) or the Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) in their official statements.

This revelation casts Operation Sindoor—India’s largest cross-border military retaliation in recent years—in a new light. It also explains why Pakistan urgently sought a ceasefire after the escalation peaked. Moreover, the dossier undermines Islamabad’s earlier claims of having inflicted significant damage on Indian installations, suggesting instead that Pakistan faced heavier losses than admitted.

India has consistently maintained that its response was targeted and proportionate, aimed solely at terrorist infrastructure across Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). However, this latest disclosure shows that India’s response was far deeper and more widespread, encompassing military establishments in Pakistan’s interior.

Previously, satellite imagery released by Maxar Technologies had confirmed the destruction of terrorist hubs in Bahawalpur, Muridke, Muzaffarabad, Kotli, Rawalakot, and Neelum Valley, among others. Indian forces had also struck eleven Pakistani airbases including Nur Khan, Rafiqui, Murid, Sukkur, Sialkot, Pasrur, Chunian, Sargodha, Skardu, Bholari, and Jacobabad, showcasing India’s capability to hit critical military infrastructure.

While India had publicly named nine key terror targets, it had remained silent on the deeper strikes. Defence analysts believe this was a strategic decision, allowing Pakistan to either expose the damage themselves or risk international embarrassment by denying it altogether.

The Indian military has underscored that Operation Sindoor has redefined the rules of engagement, signalling that any future terror attack on Indian soil would be treated as an act of war and provoke swift and severe retaliation.

As the Pakistan dossier circulates within global strategic circles, India’s assertive doctrine and deep-strike capabilities appear to have reshaped South Asia’s security calculus, leaving a stern message: India will hit back, and it will hit hard.