A recently leaked official dossier from Pakistan has revealed that India struck significantly more targets during Operation Sindoor than it publicly acknowledged. The Pakistani dossier, reportedly part of Pakistan’s internal review of its military response — Operation Bunyan un Marsoos — indicates that at least seven to eight additional Pakistani locations were hit during the Indian counterstrikes following the Pahalgam terror attack.
According to the maps included in the dossier, Indian drone and air strikes targeted Peshawar, Jhang, Hyderabad (Sindh), Gujrat (Punjab), Bhawalnagar, Attock, and Chor — locations that were not listed in official briefings by the Indian Air Force (IAF) or the Director General of Military Operations (DGMO).
This revelation offers a new perspective on the scale, depth, and precision of India’s retaliatory operation. It suggests that the Indian strategy may have involved deliberate underreporting of its strikes to prevent escalation, allow Pakistan to disclose the extent of the damage itself, and undercut Islamabad’s narrative of strength.
The Pakistan dossier, which surfaced around 18 May 2025, has been circulated internationally and reviewed by multiple media outlets. A closer examination confirms that strikes on at least eight previously unreported locations occurred between May 7 and May 10. Notably, drone strikes on May 7 and 8 reportedly hit Chor, Gujrat, and Gujranwala, while May 9 and 10 saw attacks on Jhang, Bahawalnagar, Peshawar, and Hyderabad, among others.
These sites were not mentioned in either of the two detailed press briefings held by the Indian armed forces following Operation Sindoor. The briefings had outlined Indian strikes on terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), specifically naming targets like the Jaish-e-Mohammed headquarters in Bahawalpur, the Lashkar-e-Toiba training centre in Muridke, and camps in Muzaffarabad, Kotli, Rawalakot, Chakswari, Bhimber, Neelum Valley, Jhelum, and Chakwal.
Additionally, India had launched retaliatory strikes against eleven Pakistani air bases, including those in Nur Khan, Rafiqui, Murid, Sukkur, Sialkot, Pasrur, Chunian, Sargodha, Skardu, Bholari, and Jacobabad. These strikes reportedly caused heavy damage, which likely influenced Pakistan’s urgent request for a ceasefire, effectively ending the three-day military escalation.
India has maintained that its operations exclusively targeted terror camps and military assets in response to the Pahalgam suicide bombing that killed 26 civilians. However, the new evidence presented in Pakistan’s own documentation paints Operation Sindoor as a larger, deeper, and more sophisticated mission than initially revealed.
Analysts suggest that India’s strategic silence on certain targets may have been a tactical decision — forcing Pakistan to either admit the extent of the damage or risk being contradicted by satellite imagery and foreign intelligence. Maxar Technologies had earlier released satellite images confirming precision strikes and structural damage at known terror sites.
The Indian government has emphasized that Operation Sindoor has set a new precedent, asserting that any future terrorist attacks on Indian soil will be viewed as acts of war and responded to with decisive force. As the leaked Pakistani dossier confirms, India’s military capability — both in reach and impact — has been understated by design, reinforcing its strategic doctrine of controlled yet overwhelming retaliation.
BREAKING ⚠️
Pakistan has officially listed 8 targets hit by the IAF that even India has not acknowledged so far—revealing that the scale & depth of Op Sindoor was FAR BIGGER than even India has officially claimed.
I report first details: pic.twitter.com/AC0RRZQILi
— Shiv Aroor (@ShivAroor) June 3, 2025
(With inputs from NDTV)
Subscribe to our channels on Telegram, WhatsApp, and Instagram and get the best stories of the day delivered to you personally.
