Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has ended up exposing his country’s vulnerabilities with his visit to Sialkot airbase.

Sharif’s trip raised more questions, proving that it was a failed bid aimed to assert that the Sialkot airbase had successfully thwarted India’s attack.

The Pakistani PM's photo op was no match for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s confident and commanding presence at IAF’s Adampur airbase in Punjab.

Unlike PM Modi, who landed right at the Adampur airbase in a C-130 Hercules, Sharif remained away from the actual runway, stirring speculations that it might have been damaged in India’s retaliatory strikes.

CNN-News18 reported that the images of Sharif’s trip showed helicopters parked far away, indicating the airfield might have been damaged and left unfit for use.

Further, Sharif arrived at the base in a jeep — unlike PM Modi, who landed at the Adampur airbase in a C-130 Hercules, debunking Pakistan’s false claims of having struck it.

While PM Modi’s arrival and walkthrough with frontline assets exposed Pakistan’s lies, Sharif’s arrival in a jeep triggered speculations that the airstrip needed repair.

According to the report, that Sharif delivered his address in what appeared to be a virtual setup, featuring a flex banner and a backdrop of tanks that bore little connection to the aerial conflict.

In contrast, PM Modi stood before India’s top air defence assets—S-400s and MiG-29s—visibly highlighting the country’s military superiority.

India and Pakistan experienced their most intense military stand-off in three decades following the brutal terror attacks in the Baisaran Valley of Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir on April 22.

In retaliation, India launched Operation Sindoor, conducting precision strikes on multiple terror hubs within Pakistan.

Pakistan, in turn, attempted to target several Indian civilian and military installations, all of which were successfully intercepted.

As part of its counter-offensive, India deployed BrahMos missiles and struck around 11 airbases across Pakistan.