Spokesperson Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif brands Discovery docuseries a “tragedy and comedy” in 2am statement, alleges dramatised retelling distorts battlefield outcome
Pakistan’s military has reacted sharply to Discovery’s docuseries “Declassified: Operation Sindoor,” which premiered on August 15 featuring top Indian military leadership including NSA Ajit Doval. In a late-night post on X, armed forces spokesperson Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif accused the makers of using selective editing and dramatic narration to reshape the operation’s actual outcome.
Sharif claimed the documentary’s narrative contained internal inconsistencies, suggesting it was a delayed effort to craft a more acceptable domestic version of events. He went further, alleging India was packaging a manufactured account as fact rather than presenting a genuine record.
Operation Sindoor was launched on May 7 last year in response to the April 22 terror attack at Baisaran, near Pahalgam, where 26 tourists , including one Nepali national were killed. The Resistance Force, linked to Lashkar-e-Taiba, claimed responsibility for the assault, the deadliest in the Valley since the 2019 Pulwama attack. The strike also coincided with US Vice-President JD Vance’s visit to New Delhi.
Referring to the four-day conflict that followed by its Pakistani name, “Marka-e-Haq,” Sharif insisted his country needed no invented narrative, pointing instead to what he called the operational record and diplomatic exchanges. He warned that any future military escalation would draw a strong and proportionate response, adding that no dramatized portrayal could offer India cover afterward.
The exchange marks the latest flashpoint in the two nations’ ongoing information war over last year’s conflict.
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