Pakistan has strongly rejected recent remarks by Indian Air Force Chief Air Marshal A.P. Singh regarding Operation Sindoor, calling them “baseless” and “detached from reality.”

Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said it was “laughable” that senior Indian military officers were being made the face of failures that, in his view, stemmed from “strategic blunders” by India’s political leadership.

He pointed out that for three months, India made no such claims, while Pakistan immediately briefed international media with detailed technical evidence. Neutral observers and foreign intelligence, he added, confirmed the destruction of multiple Indian aircraft — including Rafales — as well as acknowledgments from global leaders and some Indian politicians.

Asif asserted that India failed to shoot down even a single Pakistani aircraft, while Pakistan destroyed six Indian fighter jets, S-400 air defence systems, drones, and disabled several Indian airbases. He further claimed Indian forces suffered heavy losses along the Line of Control.

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Pakistan has challenged India to present aircraft inventories for independent verification, though Asif expressed doubt New Delhi would agree. “Wars are not won through lies but through moral superiority, national resolve, and professional skill,” he said, warning that such false narratives could lead to dangerous miscalculations in a nuclear region.

Referring to Operation Banyan-um-Marsoos, Asif reiterated Pakistan’s stance that any violation of its sovereignty would meet an immediate and robust response, and that any escalation would be the responsibility of Indian leaders “who put regional peace at risk for short-term political gains.”

Earlier, the Indian Air Chief had claimed during a memorial lecture in Bengaluru that India shot down six Pakistani aircraft, including five fighter jets and a radar plane — a statement Islamabad says is pure fiction.