Source : INDIA TODAY NEWS
Forget satellite imagery or photographic evidence, Pakistan seems to have found a simpler way of proving it had the upper hand during Operation Sindoor – a glossy AI-generated video. As Pakistan marked its air force day on Monday, it gave wing to its fantasies, releasing a propaganda video claiming to have destroyed two S-400 air defence systems, hit 32 air bases and even the Parliament. The one thing missing? Actual proof and footage of the destruction.
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The video, shared by the media wing of the PAF, uses animation and dramatic AI visuals to depict an extraordinary sequence of events that unfolded during the May 2025 hostilities. Titled ‘Fizaon ke Pasban‘, the highly imaginative video shows the Pakistani air force performing near-magical feats – from jamming satellites, crippling fuel supplies and disrupting the national power grid.
PAK’S ‘DREAM VERSION’ OF OP SINDOOR
The animation also depicts strikes on key facilities, including Parliament, Gujarat’s Kandla Port and INS Vikrant. Pakistan’s digital battlefield triumph doesn’t end there.
One graphic prominently declares “32 IAF bases hit”. It is accompanied by claims that four Rafales, one Sukhoi 30MKI, one MiG-29, one Mirage 2000 and one Heron drone were destroyed.
But where are the actual photos, or satellite images of runway or hangar damage? Despite the huge claims, the PAF video provides none of the actual footage one would normally expect to accompany the assertions.
If 32 IAF bases were indeed hit, it would be extremely difficult to hide the damage. Yet, Pakistan has not released any before-and-after photographs to date.
It is high time that Pakistan and its army chief, Asim Munir, gulp down the reality. The Pakistani military has no evidence to back its claim. This is why it had to rely on AI to create a whimsical and unrealistic video.
WHEN INDIA SHOWED PAK THE REALITY
Now compare that with the wealth of evidence India released right after Operation Sindoor. India not only released detailed visuals of its strikes on nine terror camps in Pakistan during daily media briefings, but also made public real footage showing the damage inflicted on 11 Pakistani military bases.
Independent open-source intelligence (OSINT) and satellite imagery analysis also substantiated the damage Pakistan suffered. High-resolution satellite imagery verified cratered runways and damage to hangars at several PAF bases, including Bholari, Sargodha, and Nur Khan.
US-based Washington Post described the strikes as the most extensive attack by India on Pakistani military infrastructure since the 1971 Liberation War.
The contrast could hardly be more stark. In other words, while India showed the real damage, Pakistan showed the graphics.
Perhaps the most spectacular claim that has been debunked several times in the past is Pakistan destroying S-400 defence systems. The latest PAF video gives it an AI makeover.
In fact, Pakistan received a tight slap in the face when Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the Adampur Air Force Station just days after the conflict and tactfully stood in front of an intact S-400 system while addressing the personnel.
The timing of the PAF video is also interesting, coming weeks after Discovery released a two-part documentary on Operation Sindoor. Titled ‘Declassified: Operation Sindoor’, it provides first-hand accounts of military officials behind the operation.
The documentary also showcased never-before-seen footage of the operation and the destruction inflicted on Pakistani military infrastructure.
PAF VIDEO GETS ROASTED ONLINE
Understandably, Pakistan’s imaginative AI video has been brutally trolled and mocked online.
“Comedy Gold! AI credits loaned from Turkey and Saudi,” journalist Abhijit Majumder tweeted. Another political commentator, who posts from the account Bala, said, “Actual footage of what they supposedly destroyed in India: 404 NOT FOUND. Not one real clip. Not one verifiable visual.”
“At this point, Pakistan doesn’t need a defence budget. Just give them an AI video generator and let them win the war on YouTube,” another tweeted.
The pattern is not new. Since Operation Sindoor, Pakistan has repeatedly peddled outsized narratives of having inflicted devastating damage on Indian military assets and aircraft.
The latest video has only added to Pakistan’s embarrassment, with plenty of explosions and exaggerated claims, but very little evidence of actual destruction. If there was a video-editing contest, Pakistan would surely have been declared the winner. But the reality of Operation Sindoor is there for the whole world to see.
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SOURCE :- TIMES OF INDIA
