Indian Air Force Chief Air Chief Marshal A.P. Singh today reaffirmed that Pakistan was the one to request a ceasefire following the Indian Air Force’s retaliatory strikes under Operation Sindoor. According to him, the global community witnessed that India had accomplished its mission, leaving Islamabad with little choice but to step back.
The Air Chief detailed that Indian fighter aircraft not only neutralized Pakistan’s frontline jets, including F-16s and JF-17s, but also destroyed a high-value airborne early warning system from over 300 kilometers away. In addition, critical assets such as radar networks, command posts, hangars, and missile sites at multiple Pakistani air bases were rendered ineffective.
“From the very beginning, our goal was clear and limited – to hit the terror infrastructure and neutralize Pakistan’s supporting capability. That mission was completed, and the world saw it,” Singh said. He underlined that the ceasefire was not the result of foreign mediation, but a direct outcome of Pakistan’s recognition that escalation was unsustainable.
The IAF Chief also categorically rejected Islamabad’s repeated assertions that Indian aircraft, including Rafales, were shot down. He described those claims as “baseless propaganda”, pointing out that Pakistan has provided no verifiable proof.
The strikes, codenamed Operation Sindoor, were launched after the Pahalgam terror attack in April 2025, which killed 26 people. India’s response included precision air raids on at least nine terror training facilities in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
Singh’s remarks come at a time when Pakistan continues to highlight alleged international intervention, including statements by former US President Donald Trump, who claimed credit for facilitating the ceasefire. The Air Chief, however, maintained that it was Pakistan’s own demand for truce that ended hostilities on May 10.
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