Shehbaz Sharif Admits BrahMos Hit Airbases Before Pakistani Attack: 'Our Forces Were Prepared, But...'

Shehbaz Sharif said that the Pakistani military had planned to attack India on May 10 at 4:30 am. However, before dawn, India preemptively attacked military installations with BrahMos missiles.

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Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has publicly admitted that the Pakistani army was caught unaware on the intervening night of May 9-10 when India launched BrahMos missiles during Operation Sindoor.

Shehbaz Sharif, who was on a visit to Azerbaijan, said the army, led by Asim Munir, had planned to attack India on May 10 after the morning prayers.  

The Prime Minister's acknowledgement of the Indian military response came in front of Pakistani Army Chief Asim Munir.

However, he said that India's long-range supersonic BrahMos cruise missiles rained down on various provinces of Pakistan even before dawn.

The Pakistani PM further said he was informed of the early morning attack by Munir, who has now been promoted to the rank of Field Marshal.

Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif admits that India hit their airbases with BrahMos before 'Aand forces' could act.

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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 to our enemy. But before that hour even arrived, India again launched a missile attack using BrahMos and targetted various provinces of Pakistan, including the airport in Rawalpindi and other places," Sharif said while speaking at the Pakistan-Turkey-Azerbaijan trilateral summit in Azerbaijan’s Lachin.

The PM said that the Pakistani military had planned to attack India on May 10 at 4:30 am. However, before dawn, India preemptively attacked military installations with BrahMos missiles.

Shehbaz Sharif said that India destroyed Noor Khan base in Rawalpindi and Murid in Chakwal before the Pakistan's planned attack.

The Nur Khan airbase in Rawalpindi was among the 11 military sites targeted by India in response to the Pakistani drone and missile attacks earlier this month. 

India launched 'Operation Sindoor' on May 7 in response to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack. The operation involved precision strikes on terror infrastructure across the border in Pakistan.