More targets struck in Op Sindoor than revealed, claims Pakistan dossier

The intensity of India’s attack on Pakistan during Operation Sindoor has been unravelled in greater detail with Islamabad claiming that seven additional military bases were hit by India on May 9 and May 10.

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It has issued tenders worth millions of dollars for the repair of its damaged military bases and replacement of some equipment.

A dossier issued by the Pakistan armed forces was shared with its strategic partners on May 18. It has been seen by Indian security agencies. The dossier on Pakistan’s Operation Bunyan-un-Marsoos says India struck at least seven more targets that what was revealed earlier. Maps in the Pakistan dossier detail the strikes on Peshawar in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province; Jhang, Gujarat, Bhawalnagar and Attock in Punjab; and Hyderabad and Chhor in Sindh province.

These locations were not acknowledged as targets by Indian officials at any of its briefings held during or after the hostilities. The revelation by Pakistan means India struck at 18 places during Operation Sindoor from May 7 to 10. The attack on additional places like Peshawar or Hyderabad Sindh indicates the depth of the Indian strikes.

The Director General (Air Operations) of the IAF, in press briefings on May 11 and 12, had listed 11 airbases as targets. These were Nur Khan, Sargodha, Rafiqui, Murid, Sukkur, Sialkot, Pasrur, Chunian, Skardu, Bholari and Jacobabad.

On May 10, Pakistan had called up the US and then called up India seeking a cessation to the hostilities. The ceasefire was announced around 5.30 pm on May 10. Meanwhile, the Pakistan air force (PAF) has invited bids to carry out repairs at airbases and replace damaged equipment, including at Nur Khan, Jacobabad, Bholari, Sukkur, Sargodha, Masroor and Rafiqui. The collective expense runs into millions of dollars.

Tenders have been floated for the repair of aircraft such as JF-17 fighter jets and transport plane C-130, besides communication systems.

The PAF has issued tenders for civil works, equipment supply and vehicle and machinery repairs. This includes both maintenance and construction-related services.

Another tender is for various repair and procurement works, including the repair of items for DA-20 aircraft and AW-139 helicopters.

It also covers advanced vulnerability assessments, telecom works, procurement of digital radio systems and vehicle-mounted generators.

Included in the PAF tenders is the procurement of various sensors and repair of engines and hydraulically operated systems — used for missile launches or air defence.