Pakistan Dismisses India's Allegations of Chinese Military Support During Operation Sindoor
Pakistan's Army Chief, General Asim Munir, has refuted assertions from India regarding China's alleged military assistance to Islamabad during the recent Operation Sindoor. Munir described the claims as "factually incorrect" and criticized them as an attempt to politicize a bilateral conflict.
In a speech to officers graduating from the National Defence University in Islamabad, General Munir firmly denied the statements made by the Deputy Chief of the Indian Army, Lieutenant General Rahul R Singh. Singh had alleged that China used the May conflict to test new weapons systems and supported Pakistan's military actions.
General Munir emphasized that allegations of external support for Pakistan's Operation Bunyanum Marsoos were misleading and false. He argued that such suggestions ignored the indigenous capabilities and institutional resilience developed by Pakistan over decades of strategic development.
Munir labeled these accusations as stemming from India's "parochial self-alignment" and described them as efforts to involve other nations in what he insists is a purely bilateral issue. He criticized the portrayal of other states as participants in the conflict as a misguided political maneuver.
Last week, during a defense seminar in Delhi, Lt Gen Rahul R Singh claimed that China provided extensive military support to Pakistan, suggesting that India was confronting three adversaries during the May 7–10 clashes, with Turkiye allegedly supplying modern military equipment to Islamabad alongside Chinese backing.
In response to these claims, General Munir stated, "Wars are not won through media rhetoric, imported fancy hardware, or political sloganeering, but through faith, professional competence, operational clarity, institutional strength and national resolve."
He also warned that any future attempts to target Pakistan’s population centers, military installations, or economic assets would provoke a "deeply hurting and more than reciprocal response."
Operation Sindoor was initiated by India on May 7 as a counter-strike in response to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack. Indian forces targeted terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan-controlled areas, leading to four days of intense conflict that ended with an agreement to cease hostilities on May 10.
India has maintained that Pakistan sought to end the fighting due to a strong and sustained counterattack. However, General Munir's comments convey Islamabad's firm denial of this narrative, as both nations continue to shape public perceptions following the brief but intense conflict.
