After Operation Sindhoor Flop, Indians Turn to Photoshop to ‘Blow Up’ Rawalpindi Stadium on X
Once again, the internet proves that satire remains undefeated — especially when the missiles don’t land, but the memes do.
When reality didn’t deliver the fireworks, some overzealous Indian netizens fired up Photoshop instead. Following the embarrassment of the failed Operation Sindhoor, social media platform X saw a flurry of hilariously morphed images claiming to show Rawalpindi Stadium reduced to rubble — all in a desperate bid to save face.
These morphed images exaggerated the damage and were part of the propaganda and information warfare amid the heightened tensions between India and Pakistan during this period.
Rawalpindi stadium 🔥#OperationSindoor pic.twitter.com/yQZgka1AMe
— Amitabh Chaudhary (@MithilaWaala) May 12, 2025
It was Drone attack on Rawalpindi Stadium in Pakistan.!!
The smoke has turned into smoke, can you see it..?
Rawalpindi stadium 🔥#OperationSindoor
👽👽 👇👇 pic.twitter.com/fTCt7HKwmt
— Nagendra pandey (@nagendr_24) May 12, 2025
Unfortunately for them, the visuals were about as convincing as a Bollywood plot twist. The stadium in question appeared to be edited with the finesse of a 2005 PowerPoint slide, complete with fake flames, misplaced shadows, and zero logic.
Pakistani users were quick to spot the amateur photoshopping and didn’t hold back in delivering their own “airstrikes” — in the form of ruthless humour.
BREAKING.
Rawalpindi stadium attacked by photoshop.Please stay safe#PakistanZindabad https://t.co/XluyLuBkOA— Waseem Badami (@WaseemBadami) May 12, 2025
Rawalpindi stadium 🔥 https://t.co/H5r9i1CWrg pic.twitter.com/UWx1KtnogW
— Asif Ali (@AliAsif_) May 12, 2025
Rawalpindi Stadium 🔥🔥🔥🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳💪💪💪 https://t.co/y4COKglnEQ pic.twitter.com/wNQGZVorzU
— Huzaifa (@MHuzaifaNizam) May 12, 2025
Oh shit, hamara 10 manzila stadium raakh kar daala https://t.co/3Hxsa30zX1
— BILAL TARIQ (@BeelaalTariq) May 12, 2025
Rawalpindi stadium before teasing india and after 😁🤣#IndiaPakistanWar #ceasefire #opretionsindoor2 #IndiaPakistanWar2025 #ceasefirevoilation
Before after pic.twitter.com/L4Ee0Da2G4
— Asma bano (@Asmabano317344) May 12, 2025
Indians are habitual Lyres. Any body can google and see for themselves Rawalpindi Stadium does not have any covered/roofed seating area. #Rawalpindi pic.twitter.com/xSv3sB3eTX
— Jeeja Jee (@JeejaJee5) May 12, 2025
#KiranaHills clown Shahid Afridi
We didn't hit Kirana Hills but definitely hit the neuclear facility of Pakistan very hard
Rawalpindi Nur Khan Air Base and Cricket Stadium shouting the story of Devastation done by Aasmani Bijli🚀🚀 pic.twitter.com/NCH4E7nUwm
— Killer Cool 🇮🇳 (@KillerCool13) May 12, 2025
Bichara Rawalpindi stadium 🤣😭 https://t.co/abQ2Vw0Kqy pic.twitter.com/XyHVstU8hw
— Samar (@Samarmahmoodd) May 12, 2025
Some of the best replies included:
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“Bro, even Geo TV’s CGI team does a better job in daily soaps.”
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“Next time, add some aliens too. Might as well go full Independence Day.”
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“Rawalpindi Stadium is still standing… and so is your imagination.”
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“Is this Photoshop 101 or a military operation?”
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“Breaking: Stadium only destroyed in MS Paint.”
Others shared live footage of cricket matches happening at the very same stadium, sarcastically captioned: “Ghost players playing at the ghost stadium after ghost airstrikes.”
The irony wasn’t lost on anyone — while some were busy bombing images, the rest of the world was busy laughing.
If Operation Sindhoor was a PR disaster, the photoshopped Rawalpindi Stadium turned into a full-blown comedy show. Once again, the internet proves that satire remains undefeated — especially when the missiles don’t land, but the memes do.
