India foiled Pak offensive with BrahMos strikes, hit Noor Khan and Murid bases, admits Shehbaz Sharif

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has admitted Indian forces successfully pre-empted a planned Pakistani military strike by launching BrahMos missile attacks on key military installations across Pakistan, including the Rawalpindi airport, during the night of May 9-10, reports News18.

Speaking at the Pakistan-Turkey-Azerbaijan trilateral summit held in Azerbaijan’s Lachin, Sharif stated that Pakistan’s military, under the leadership of Field Marshal Asim Munir, had prepared to launch a retaliatory offensive against India in the early hours of May 10 at 4:30 AM, immediately after Fajr (morning) prayers. However, India’s swift missile assault struck before Pakistan could execute its plans.

A video of Sharif admitting to India's strikes foiling Pakistan's planned offensive is making rounds on social media. Moneycontrol does not independently verify the authenticity of the video.

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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,” Sharif said. “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 went on to confirm that two significant military bases — the Noor Khan Airbase in Rawalpindi and the Murid Airbase in Chakwal — were among the first targets destroyed by India’s missile barrage. “India destroyed Noor Khan and Murid bases before our planned attack time arrived,” he said, adding that Pakistan was caught off guard by the precision and timing of the Indian operation.

Sharif's admission sheds light on the scale and success of India’s recent military operation. The strikes, using the supersonic BrahMos cruise missile system, appear to have neutralised Pakistan’s offensive capability before it could be activated.

While Islamabad initially continued to deny any significant damages to its air bases, satellite imagery later revealed that India's retaliatory missile strikes caused immense heavy damage to the key air bases across Pakistan.

The retaliatory strikes by Indian Armed Forces on Pakistan’s air bases, amid incursion attempts by Islamabad through missiles and drones – on the intervening night of May 9 and 10 – were followed by Pakistan’s DGMO reaching out to his Indian counterpart the next day, which subsequently led to the announcement of ceasefire.