'Pakistan sought ceasefire as it knew there was a punch ready': Deputy Chief of Army Staff on Op Sindoor

Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Capability Development & Sustenance), Lt Gen Rahul R Singh.

Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Capability Development & Sustenance), Lt Gen Rahul R Singh on Friday said that Pakistan knew "there was a punch ready" and that is why they "asked for a ceasefire" during Operation Sindoor earlier in May.

While discussing India's temporary hold on Operation Sindoor, he said, “There was a punch ready. Pakistan realised that in case that hidden punch comes through, they would be in a very bad condition. This is why they asked for a ceasefire.”

VIDEO | Delhi: While delivering inaugural address on New Age Military Technologies, Lieutenant General Rahul R Singh, Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Capability Development and Sustenance) talks about ceasefire between India-Pakistan. He says, “There was a punch ready. Pakistan… pic.twitter.com/hBGvGXEAdr

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Lieutenant General Rahul R Singh, Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Capability Development and Sustenance) was delivering an inaugural address on New Age Military Technologies on Friday.

Talking about China's involvement during India-Pakistan conflict, he said, "China is able to test its weapons against other weapons, so its like a live lab available to them. Turkey also played an important role in providing the type of support it did... When DGMO-level talks were on, Pakistan had the live updates of our important vectors, from China... We need a robust air defence system..."

He said air defence and how it panned out during the entire operation was important. "This time, our population centres were not quite addressed, but next time, we need to be prepared for that..Pakistan was in the front. China was providing all possible support. 81% of the military hardware with Pakistan is Chinese," Singh said.