Noreen Niazi, sister of jailed former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, has alleged that Pakistan’s military fabricated a victory narrative around India’s Operation Sindoor to conceal what she described as battlefield failures during the four-day conflict.
In an interview, Niazi claimed the military confrontation did not unfold in the manner presented by Pakistan’s military and political leadership, asserting that Operation Sindoor was a success for India while Pakistan’s establishment attempted to portray the outcome differently.
Hours after her comments, Pakistan’s National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) issued a notice summoning Niazi over her social media activity.
According to the notice, she had allegedly disseminated “false, offensive and inflammatory” content targeting state institutions and the military. “You have been found to have disseminated false, offensive and inflammatory social media content to defame state institutions and spread fake narratives,” the notice stated.
During the interview, Niazi made two major claims without providing evidence. She alleged that India deliberately avoided further escalation because of what she described as a “tacit understanding” linked to Israel. According to her, the situation was connected to Pakistan’s alleged movement towards recognising Israel and potentially joining the Abraham Accords.
Pakistan currently does not recognise Israel and has no diplomatic relations with the country. The Abraham Accords, brokered by the United States in 2020, established diplomatic relations between Israel and several Arab nations, including the UAE, Bahrain, Sudan and Morocco.
Niazi also claimed that the conflict, referred to by Pakistan’s establishment as *Maarka-e-Haq*, was prevented from escalating further after US President Donald Trump allegedly intervened to provide Pakistan’s leadership with what she described as a face-saving exit.
She did not provide evidence to support either claim.
Leaders from Pakistan’s ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) criticised Niazi’s remarks, arguing that her statements were against the country’s interests.
The comments have triggered political controversy in Pakistan, with the military and government facing renewed criticism from supporters of Imran Khan.