‘Dangerous Situation, Had Only 30 Seconds To React’: Pak PM's Aide On BrahMos Missile Strike At Nur Khan Airbase

Pakistani official Rana Sanaullah revealed the country had mere seconds to assess if India's BrahMos missile, launched during Operation Sindoor after the Pahalgam attack, carried a nuclear warhead.

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Had only 30 seconds to react: Pak PM's aide on India's BrahMos attack said that Pakistan only had 30 or 45 seconds to decide if India's BrahMos missile during Operation Sindoor was armed with a nuclear warhead. Rana Sanaullah, in an interview, can be heard acknowledging the confusion within the political establishment of Pakistan caused by India's attacks in the wake of the terror attack in Pahalgam.

“When India fired BrahMos and it hit Nur Khan airbase, Pakistan’s military had 30 or 45 seconds to determine if it carried a nuclear warhead,” Rana Sanaullah said.

Pakistan begged Trump for a ceasefire after Indian Brahmos (Harmus) hit Noor Khan Airbase and Pak forces had no time to react.

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“Having to decide on this in just 30 seconds created a dangerously rushed situation…people on this side could have misunderstood it, triggering the first nuclear weapon that could spark a global nuclear war," he further added.

Sanaullah also underlined the risk of a nuclear war during the Indo-Pak tensions.

He also spoke on the role of US President Donald Trump during the conflict between India and Pakistan. Sanaullah said that there should be an independent evaluation of his role. The video, which is shared by an X account named 'Pakistan Untold,' is viral on social media handles.

Earlier, Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar admitted that India attacked two important airbases. The statement by Dar came after several denials by the Pakistani government and military about the extent of the damage caused by India's strikes.

A Look At India's Operation Sindoor

Indian armed forces on Wednesday, May 7, carried out missile strikes on nine terror targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir, including the Jaish-e-Mohammad stronghold of Bahawalpur and Lashkar-e-Taiba's base Muridke. The move was seen as a retaliation for the Pahalgam terror attack, which claimed the lives of 26 people, mostly tourists.

The name Operation 'Sindoor' is a reference to the red vermillion that Hindu women wear to signify their married status. It has been named so since the husbands of several women were killed in front of them in the Pahalgam terror attack on April 22.

The terror attack had triggered widespread outrage in India, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowing to "break the back of terrorism" and wipe out even the last of the land owned by terrorists.

Shortly after Operation Sindoor, the Ministry of Defence issued a statement at 1:44 AM, saying that actions by the Indian armed forces have been focused, measured, and non-escalatory in nature and that no Pakistani military facilities have been targeted.