- By Ajeet Kumar
- Fri, 11 Jul 2025 11:16 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Pakistan on Friday criticised the remarks of the Indian National Security Advisor about the recent conflict between the two countries, saying the path to a lasting peace lies in dialogue and mutual respect. Speaking at an event in Chennai, NSA Ajit Doval on Friday said India smashed nine terror targets with precision, crisscrossing Pakistan, under Operation Sindoor and dared the foreign media to show "even one image" of damage to any Indian structure, even a "glass pane having been broken".
"The remarks of the Indian NSA are replete with distortions and misrepresentations. They not only reflect a deliberate attempt to mislead the public but also violate the norms of responsible statecraft," Foreign Office spokesperson Shafqat Ali Khan claimed at a press conference when asked to comment on the Indian NSA's remarks.
“Glorification of conflict benefits no one. The path of a lasting peace lies in dialogue, mutual respect and adherence to international law,” he said.
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He also said that Pakistan will be participating in the upcoming SCO Foreign Ministers' meeting, but “we do not have any meeting planned with the Indian side”. To a question about the terrorist sanctuaries in Afghanistan, he said that it is a challenge. "We continue to pursue this topic with Afghanistan, and we hope the Afghan authorities will take more serious action on this,” he said.
Doval dares foreign media to give proof
India smashed nine terror targets with precision, crisscrossing Pakistan, under Operation Sindoor, Doval said and dared the foreign media to show "even one image" of damage to any Indian structure, even a "glass pane having been broken".
Speaking at the Convocation, Doval also asserted that not a single intended target in Pakistan was missed during the May 7 military offensive, which was in retaliation for the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack that left 26 persons dead.
"Mention of Sindoor was made here. We are really proud of how much indigenous content there was. We decided to have nine terrorist targets in the crisscross of Pakistan, it was not in the border areas. We missed none. We hit nowhere else except that. It was precise to the point where we knew who was where. The entire operation that started at 1.05 am took 23 minutes," he said amid loud cheers from the gathering.
Criticising the foreign media, Doval, who specifically named the New York Times, said: "They (international media) wrote these things and put out things. The images only showed 13 air bases in Pakistan before and after May 10, whether it was in Sargodha, Rahim Yar Khan, Chaklala or Rawalpindi," but images only showed damage done by the Indian Air Force on Pakistan's bases.
"You tell me one image or photograph which shows any damage to any Indian structure, even a glass pane having been broken," he said.
(With inputs from agency)