In a 1st, China admits it helped Pakistan during Operation Sindoor

China admitted for the first time that it provided on-site ground technical support to Pakistan during Operation Sindoor. In an interview by China's state-run broadcaster CCTV, an engineer from AVIC Chengdu Aircraft Research and Design Institute, said, "We frequently heard the roar of fighter jets...and...constant wail of air-raid sirens." Pakistan reportedly uses Chinese-made J-10CE fighter jet.