Pakistan makes BIG admission for first time: 11 soldiers killed in India’s Operation Sindoor strikes

Pakistan, for the first time, has admitted that the Indian strikes during the four-day escalation between the two countries resulted in the deaths of 11 of its military personnel. As many as 78 personnel from the Pakistani Army and its Air Force were also injured in India's miliary operation under Operation Sindoor.

In a statement, Pakistan Army said the military personnel who lost their lives were from the Pakistan Air Force. They include squadron leader Usman Yousuf, chief technician Aurangzeb, senior technician Najeeb, corporal technician Farooq and senior technician Mubashir.

From its Army, Naik Abdul Rehman, Lance Naik Dilawar Khan, Lance Naik Ikramullah, Naik Waqar Khalid, Sepoy Muhammad Adeel Akbar and Sepoy Nisar were killed in the Indian strikes.

India launched Operation Sindoor in retaliation for the killing of 26 persons – mostly tourists, one Nepali citizen and one pony ride operator – in Baisaran Valley of Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) by at least four terrorists.

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Accusing Pakistan of backing the “terrorists” it said were responsible for the Pahalgam terror attack – a charge Islamabad has denied – India on May 7 carried out strikes at nine locations in Pakistan and PoK, targeting terror infrastructure and killing at least a hundred terrorists.

Pakistan, too, attempted to breach the Indian air defence system with hundreds of drone strikes at multiple locations in J&K, Punjab and Rajasthan but failed. India retaliated, hitting Pakistan where it hurt – its military airbases – by going deep into its territory.

Dejected, Pakistan's Director-General of Military Operations (DGMO) called its Indian counterpart on May 10 and a “bilateral agreement” was reached to stop all military action. Pakistan, despite its show of defiance, has now admitted that it lost 11 military personnel in India’s Operation Sindoor strikes.