Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has claimed that Pakistan possesses footage showing six Indian aircraft being shot down during the night of May 6–7 this year.

 

Speaking at a seminar in Lahore on Sunday, Naqvi said he was directly involved in matters related to the conflict with India and had access to key information about the incident.

 

“The army, air force, navy and government have all been acknowledged during the past month-and-a-half, but our intelligence agencies were doing important work behind the scenes,” the interior minister said.

 

He stated that during the conflict, Pakistani institutions already had knowledge of India’s plans before the attacks. “We knew whatever they (India) planned, what aircraft they would use. Our intelligence agencies’ role was so important, but they do not come forward. We need to acknowledge them,” he emphasised.

 

Naqvi added that when the Indian aircraft were downed, the decision was taken not to make the development public until evidence was secured. “We had radar data, but we needed field evidence … Within minutes, we received video footage of all six planes, which were shot down. We have this footage.”

 

He recalled that Pakistan targeted Indian military installations near populated areas with missiles; however, every effort was made to avoid civilian casualties. 

 

“We destroyed one of their biggest oil depots and there were no civilian casualties. That is when we knew that God was helping us.”

 

The interior minister further confirmed that Nur Khan Airbase near Rawalpindi, which was struck by Indian missiles in May, suffered no damage, adding, “We had damage at one base where a member of the air force was martyred, but that’s about it.”

‘India is like a shining Mercedes, but we are like a dumper truck loaded with stones’

 

The interior minister recalled that, during the conflict, a Saudi delegation visited Pakistan and met with Field Marshal and Chief of Army Staff Asim Munir, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, and Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar, urging them to de-escalate tensions and avoid responding to Indian aggression.

 

“India is like a shining Mercedes, but we are like a dumper truck, loaded with stones; imagine what happens when the two collide,” Naqvi quoted Field Marshal Munir as telling the Saudi delegation.

 

According to the interior minister, the Saudi delegation members had no response to the arguments put forward by the army chief.

 

Following the April 22 Pahalgam incident in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), New Delhi, without presenting evidence, accused Islamabad of orchestrating the attack, a claim Pakistan strongly rejected.

 

The 88-hour standoff between the two countries ended on May 10, when US President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire between Pakistan and India.

 

Pakistan maintains it downed six Indian aircraft during the conflict, including French-made Dassault Rafale jets, which it described as “battle-proven.” India’s top general has admitted to suffering losses in the air but denied that six planes were shot down.