A classified Pakistani dossier has revealed that India’s Operation Sindoor was far more extensive than previously acknowledged. According to details from Pakistan’s own Operation Bunyan un Marsoos document, Indian forces targeted at least eight more sites than officially disclosed by Indian authorities.
The newly listed targets include significant cities and regions such as Peshawar, Jhang, Hyderabad (Sindh), Gujrat (Punjab), Gujranwala, Bhawalnagar, Attock, and Chor. These were not mentioned in any of the Indian Air Force or Director General of Military Operations briefings following the airstrikes last month.
Strategic Silence From India
The revelations suggest that India deliberately withheld information about the full extent of its strikes, possibly as a strategy to force Pakistan to disclose the true damage itself. This move appears calculated to counter any misinformation or denial from Islamabad regarding the precision and intensity of India’s retaliation following the Pahalgam terror attack, which claimed 26 innocent lives.
The Indian military had earlier conducted in-depth briefings to outline the scope of its response. However, these new disclosures recast Operation Sindoor as an even more forceful and far-reaching mission, explaining Pakistan’s subsequent plea for a ceasefire.
Major Damage Confirmed by Satellite and Ground Reports
Prior satellite imagery from Maxar Technologies had already indicated substantial damage at known terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. The Indian airstrikes on May 7 included hits on the Jaish-e-Mohammed headquarters in Bahawalpur and the Lashkar-e-Toiba training centre in Muridke.
Other areas targeted included Muzaffarabad, Kotli, Rawalakot, Chakswari, Bhimber, Neelum Valley, Jhelum, and Chakwal — all hubs for terror training and operations.
In retaliation to Pakistan’s drone and missile strikes on Indian civilian areas, India escalated its counter-offensive by striking eleven key Pakistani airbases: Nur Khan, Rafiqui, Murid, Sukkur, Sialkot, Pasrur, Chunian, Sargodha, Skaru, Bholari, and Jacobabad.
India’s Warning Made Clear
Following the military exchange, India sent a strong message: “Operation Sindoor has drawn a big red line.” Indian officials emphasized that any future terrorist act on its soil would be treated as an act of war and answered with formidable force.
The Pakistani dossier, now in public view, affirms India’s strategic depth and technological capability — demonstrating a powerful precedent in South Asia’s security dynamics.
