Overview
- DG ISPR Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said Chinese-made platforms used by Pakistan in May performed “exceptionally well.”
- He asserted India failed to shoot down any Pakistani aircraft and said Pakistan has raised its count to seven Indian jets downed.
- India rejects the claim, with Air Force chief Air Marshal A. P. Singh saying India destroyed about 8–10 Pakistani aircraft during Operation Sindoor.
- Beijing previously denied actively backing Pakistan during the conflict, calling defence cooperation routine and not aimed at a third party.
- The fighting saw Pakistan’s first major combat use of J-10C fighters and PL-15 missiles, and Islamabad later announced induction of the Z-10ME attack helicopter.