China Confirms On-Site Technical Support to Pakistan in 2025 India-Pakistan War

China has confirmed for the first time that it provided on-site technical support to Pakistan during last year's war with India, known in New Delhi as Operation Sindoor. Tensions between India and Pakistan escalated following a terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam on April 22 last year, which claimed 26 lives.

According to the South China Morning Post report, engineers from the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) described their direct involvement in supporting Pakistani operations. Zhang Heng, an engineer from AVIC's Chengdu Aircraft Design and Research Institute, was one of those who provided technical support to Pakistan during the conflict.

The admission marks the first official acknowledgement from Beijing of Chinese personnel playing a role in the India-Pakistan clash. Pakistan's air force operates Chinese-made J-10CE jets, produced by an AVIC subsidiary.

The Indian Army has stated that an overwhelming 81 per cent of Pakistan's military hardware is of Chinese origin, with China using the country like a 'live lab' to test its military tech. The court will resume hearing on the matter after further investigations, and officials from both India and Pakistan are expected to respond to China's admission in the coming days.