‘It was dangerous as only 30-45 seconds were there to decide if India’s BrahMos missile attack during Operation Sindoor, had a nuclear warhead or not’, says Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s Adviser Rana Sanaullah in his recent remarks, as was speaking on the recent India-Pakistan conflict.
“When India fired BrahMos at Nur Khan airbase, Pakistan’s military had only 30-45 seconds to analyse whether the incoming missile may have a nuclear warhead. To decide anything on this in just 30 seconds was a dangerous situation,” Sanaullah said in a conversation with a Pakistani news channel.
“I am not saying that they did good by not using a nuclear warhead, but at the same time the people on this side could have misunderstood it also, leading to the launch of the first nuclear weapon that could spark a global nuclear war,” the Pakistan PM’s advisor further added. Nur Khan is Pakistan Air Force (PAF)’s one of the major bases, situated in Rawalpindi’s Chaklala.
Operation Sindoor was India’s retaliatory move after Pakistan-linked terrorists carried Pahalgam attack which took 26 innocent lives, 25 Indian and one Nepali national on 22 April.
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During Op Sindoor, New Delhi targeted multiple terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir, carrying out precision strikes and destroying the camps. The situation escalated between the two nations after 7 May, with India and Pakistan reaching a ‘ceasefire understanding’ on 10 May 2025, after a hotline communication between their DGMOs (Directors General of Military Operations).