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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-47370608
It says :
The apparent ease with which Indian air force fighters flew 80km into Pakistan-administered territory, undetected by a military that should have been on high alert after open Indian threats of attack, again exposes the rudimentary capability of Pakistani air defences. This should reinforce the concern that arose in 2011, when American helicopters flew undetected into Pakistan, carrying naval commandos who killed Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad and flew out with his body.
And This :
https://www.efsas.org/commentaries/india’s-counter-terrorist-air-strike-within-pakistan-marks-a-paradigm-shift-in-its-security-strategy/
Shortly after the Indian aircraft returned back unchallenged and unscathed after their successful foray 80 km into Pakistani territory, India’s Foreign Secretary, Vijay Gokhale, briefed the international media in New Delhi and elucidated the rationale, nature, aims and efficacy of the IAF operation.
One is opinion of BBC
Other is statement by your foreign secretary
The fact that you failed to hit anything in Balakot itself is a proof that your intrusion didn't last for few KMs and few minutes.
As DG ISPR said. You released your payload in haste and ran away thus making your whole mission a failure