MEA Rejects Pakistan's Claim of S-400 Damage as 'Malicious Misinformation'

On Saturday, India firmly rejected Pakistan's claims that it had destroyed India’s S-400 air defense system. During a press briefing, Wing Commander Vyomika Singh strongly refuted the false allegations being spread by Pakistan.

"Pakistan has been running a malicious misinformation campaign, claiming that it has destroyed India's S-400 system and even targeted airfields in Suratgarh and Sirsa," Singh stated. "India unequivocally rejects these baseless claims."

To debunk Pakistan’s assertion about damaging Indian air bases, Singh presented time-stamped images of the Sirsa and Suratgarh airfields, proving they remained intact.

Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri also weighed in, condemning Pakistan's narrative as nothing more than lies and propaganda. “These claims continue to be laced with misinformation, and they are being peddled by state agencies in Pakistan,” Misri said during the briefing. "Their stories about attacking and destroying military installations in India are entirely false."

Misri specifically called out the claims regarding the destruction of air force bases in Sirsa and Suratgarh, and the S-400 system in Adampur, categorically declaring them false.

Earlier, Pakistan's state-run TV (PTV) had reported that its Air Force's hypersonic missiles destroyed India’s S-400 system in Adampur, a claim also echoed by China’s Xinhua news agency and the Global Times. However, both India’s defense officials and photographic evidence have completely debunked these reports.