Archive · 18 Aug 2026
Discovery's Operation Sindoor documentary triggers fresh ISPR offensive
India and Pakistan are two neighbouring countries that sometimes have big disagreements.
India's army carried out a big operation called Operation Sindoor after a sad attack in Pahalgam.
A TV channel called Discovery made a two-part documentary about this operation, with Indian military leaders talking about how it was planned and done.
The show was first shown on August 15.
Pakistan's military said the show was just India's version of the story and that India's claim of total success was not true.
The documentary tells how groups based in Pakistan lost places where they trained and worked.
Pakistan's media office, called ISPR, has been told to keep criticising the documentary.
Officials say Pakistan is also using social media to spread fake videos and stories about India.
This shows how upset Pakistan is about the documentary.
Discovery channel premiered the two-part documentary 'Declassified: Operation Sindoor' on August 15, featuring Indian military leaders and personnel.
Operation Sindoor was carried out by the Indian armed forces to avenge the Pahalgam attack.
Pakistan's Inter-Service Public Relations (ISPR) called the documentary India's own depiction and questioned India's 100 per cent success claim.
Terror groups Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammad and Hizbul Mujahideen lost infrastructure including training facilities, headquarters and personnel in the operation.
Officials said Pakistani Army and ISI-run social media handles spread fake narratives as part of an information war against India.
- Who
- Indian armed forces, Pakistan's Inter-Service Public Relations (ISPR), and Pakistani Army Chief Asim Munir.
- What
- The Discovery documentary 'Declassified: Operation Sindoor' revisits India's military operation against terror groups, drawing a fresh ISPR offensive.
- When
- The documentary premiered on August 15; the operation's timeline is not specified in the article.
- Where
- India and Pakistan; officials say much has changed in Islamabad since the operation, and the Field Marshal's actions extend to Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), Balochistan, Afghanistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
- Why
- India carried out Operation Sindoor to avenge the Pahalgam attack, and the documentary has rekindled a sensitive issue for Pakistan's establishment.
India's framing
Pakistan's ISPR stance
Success and authenticity of the operation
India's framing
India presents Operation Sindoor as precise, hard-hitting and 100 per cent successful, with the documentary featuring Indian military leaders speaking about its planning and execution.
Pakistan's ISPR stance
Pakistan's ISPR describes the documentary as India's own depiction of the operation and questions India's 100 per cent success claim.
Information warfare
India's framing
Officials say Pakistan has run an information war against India, with Pakistani Army and ISI handles spreading fake narratives, manipulated videos and images to discredit Indian forces and the Union Government.
Pakistan's ISPR stance
The article reports ISPR questioning the documentary's authenticity and India's success claims, and does not include any Pakistani response to the information-war allegations.
- Documentary
- Declassified: Operation Sindoor
- Network
- Discovery channel
- Premiere date
- August 15
- Format
- Two-part documentary
- Operation motive
- To avenge the Pahalgam attack
- Pakistan's response
- ISPR called it India's own depiction and questioned the 100 per cent success claim
- Groups hit by the operation
- Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammad, Hizbul Mujahideen
- Reported losses
- Training facilities, headquarters and personnel