Chandigarh [India], December 28 : Lt Gen (Retd) KJS Dhillon, author of 'Operation Sindoor: The Untold Story of India's Deep Strikes Inside Pakistan', took a dig at Pakistan's Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar after he confirmed that India had damaged military installation and injured personnel at Nur Khan Air Base in Rawalpindi's Chakala.
Ishaq Dar invited embarrassment by acknowledging the impact of India's strikes during Operation Sindoor.
Speaking to ANI, Lt Gen (Retd) KJS Dhillon referred to Dar as a "compulsive liar" while stating that, at the end of the day, he admitted the truth. However, Lt Gen Dhillon slammed the Pakistani minister for downplaying India's strikes and claiming only one out of 80 Indian drones hit their air base.
Lt Gen Dhillon said, "Ishaq Dar is a compulsive liar. But at the end of the day, he also tells the truth. When they say that 80 drones were fired by India, and they could hit 7, and only one hit Nur Khan, causing some minor damage and some minor injuries. Their own Samaa TV website on August 14, 2025, on their Independence Day, published the names of 138 awardees for gallantry award who were killed in Operation Sindoor by Indian actions, and they were awarded posthumously. If 138 were awarded posthumously, that means at least 400 to 500 people had died during Operation Sindoor because of military action."
Further, the author claimed that all eleven Pakistani air bases suffered damage.
"For him to say that some minor injuries don't add up. Nur Khan's base was in flames. Pakistani civilians put out the videos. All eleven of their air bases were severely damaged. We have shown separate images and videos of the damage that was done, but they will continue to tell their lies," he said.
Ishaq Dar, during the year-end press briefing on Saturday, stated that India had sent multiple drones over Pakistani territory within 36 hours, and one drone damaged the military installation, highlighting the scale and precision of the operation.
"They (India) send drones towards Pakistan. In 36 hours, at least 80 drones were sent... We were able to intercept 79 drones out of 80, and only one drone damaged a military installation and personnel were also injured in the attack," the Foreign Minister claimed.
India had launched Operation Sindoor to target terror camps in Pakistan in response to the Pahalgam terror attack, which claimed the lives of 26 individuals.
According to the I&B Ministry, India successfully destroyed nine major terror launchpads in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), targeting Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammed, and Hizbul Mujahideen facilities and killing over 100 terrorists.
Operation Sindoor was followed by retaliation from Pakistan, leading to a four-day conflict from May 7 to May 10. Following the heavy damage, Pakistan's Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) called the Indian DGMO, and they agreed that both sides would cease all firing and military action on land, in the air, and at sea on May 10.
Further, Lt Gen Dhillon responded to Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari's claim that he was advised to take shelter in a bunker during the May escalation, stating that their top military and political leadership, including Asim Munir, was inside the bunker when India struck terror and military bases.
"Asif Ali Zardari is Mr 10 per cent of Pakistan. He has a black past and is the most corrupt politician. That's why they have put him in a corner and made him a President who has no say. Even Asim Munir was inside the bunker when India attacked. All the political leadership, all the military commanders, were in the bunkers. Only their soldiers were fighting it out, and they got killed. Even this is a lie that he knew it 4 days in advance. If they knew it four days in advance, why couldn't they stop a single missile from hitting nine targets? If a four-day warning was given to the military and they could do nothing, it only shows their military is useless," he said.
Speaking during an event on Saturday, Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari revealed that during New Delhi's retaliatory strikes in May, his Military Secretary urgently advised him to move to a bunker for safety, highlighting the intense fear gripping Pakistan's top leadership amid the Indian operation.
Despite a warning from Zardari's Military Secretary, the Pakistani President offered only rhetoric, stating that he had refused to enter the bunker.