Shehbaz Sharif Admits: ‘India’s BrahMos Foiled Pakistan’s Planned Offensive’

Shehbaz Sharif Admits: In a public address, Pakistan prime minister Shehbaz Sharif reported that India had countered Pakistan's planned offensive action on the night of May 9 and 10, that involved firing BrahMos missiles.

Sharif revealed in Azerbeijan, that the Pakistani army was going to strike India was before morning prayers, but before it was able to attack, BrahMos missiles struck several provinces of Pakistan.

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"On the night of May 9-10, we decided to respond in a measured fashion to Indian aggression. Our armed forces were prepared to act at 4.30 in the morning after Fajr prayers to teach a lesson. But before that hour even arrived, India once again launched a missile attack using BrahMos, targeting various provinces of Pakistan, including the airport in Rawalpindi," Sharif said in his speech.

India's Operation Sindoor

The tensions between India and Pakistan intensified following the deaths of 26 people following the April 22nd Pahalgam attack.

In retaliation for the Pahalgam terror attack, on May 7, India launched Operation Sindoor - attacking terrorist targets in nine locations in Pakistani controlled territory and killing more than 100 terrorists in the process.

Operation Sindoor also destroyed significant terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, which were sources of terrorist attacks directed against India.

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This subsequently sparked four days of clashes between the two countries, involving the use of drones, missiles and long-range weapons, fuelling fears of a total war.

On May 10, a surprise strike at eight Pakistani airbases, including Murid and Nur Khan air bases, was undertaken by India's military in retaliation for a series of Pakistani strikes on a variety of military facilities earlier in the day.

The Indian Air Force struck a selection of military targets which included runways, hangars, command and control centres, radar bases, missile sites and weapon storage sites. That day, a common understanding was established between the two countries to cease hostilities.

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