Rana Sanaullah, a senior Pakistani politician and close aide to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, revealed a critical situation. Pakistan’s military had only 30 to 45 seconds to decide. They needed to determine whether the BrahMos missile, launched by India, carried a nuclear warhead.
The special assistant to the prime minister said in a recent interview. He mentioned that the launch of a BrahMos cruise missile during India’s “Operation Sindoor” led to sudden panic. The Pak military apparatus tried to gauge if it was a nuclear attack.
“When India fired BrahMos at Nur Khan airbase, Pakistan’s military had only seconds to determine if it was nuclear. That’s a dangerous situation,” Sanaullah said. The missile struck Nur Khan airbase in Chaklala, Rawalpindi. It is a key Pakistan Air Force site. The base houses VIP fleets and Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drones.
Sanaullah claimed that while India’s strike didn’t carry a nuclear payload, the ensuing confusion created a risk. The doubt risked triggering a nuclear response. “I’m not saying they (India) did a good job just because it didn’t contain nuclear material. There could have been a misunderstanding that it was nuclear. If action was taken from that side, the world could have faced a nuclear war. If there was a response, the entire world could have been plunged into nuclear war. And the destruction that would have followed — you can’t even imagine it,” he warned.
Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize
Sanaullah further credited US President Donald Trump’s role in mediating a ceasefire deal between India and Pakistan. This followed days of cross-border firing.
“…there could have been an atomic war. In this situation, US President Donald Trump’s role in saving the world from disaster must be independently evaluated. Therefore, that role must be appreciated. And that’s why PM Shehbaz Sharif has nominated him [for the Nobel Peace Prize],” Sanaullah said.
India has however rejected any third-party mediation. New Delhi confirmed that all exchanges with Pakistan were bilateral. Pakistan’s own Director General of Military Operations reached out first to discuss a halt.
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Pakistan’s admission of damage sustained in Operation Sindoor
At first. Operation Sindoor targeted only terror infrastructure. India’s strikes claimed to destroy Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammad and Hizbul Mujahideen camps. Over 100 terrorists were reportedly killed. But then, Pakistan retaliated with drones and missile fire at western India. Indian air defences intercepted all incoming attacks.
Cross-border hostilities continued for four days. Along with Nur Khan, other air bases that were targeted include Sargodha, Bholari, Jacobabad, Sukkur, and Rahim Yar Khan.Nur Khan has seen this before. During the 1971 war, India’s 20 Squadron targeted it with Hawker Hunters, marking it historically significant
Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar confirmed what Islamabad had at first denied, that India’s missiles damaged two vital airbases. The Pakistani government and military had repeatedly denied the damage’s extent.
However, Dar’s statement contradicted these denials regarding India’s strikes.
Dar revealed that Pakistan asked for a ceasefire only after those bases were hit. He credited Saudi Prince Faisal for helping pass messages between Islamabad and New Delhi. “Dar asked if he could talk to Indian external affairs minister S Jaishankar. He wanted to convey that Islamabad was ready if India would stop the attacks. I said yes, brother, you can. He then called me back, saying he had conveyed the same to Jaishankar,” Dar said.
India launched several BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles at key Pakistani air bases on May 10. This was part of Operation Sindoor. They led to the destruction of key targets, including Pakistani runways, bunkers, and hangars.
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