Islamabad: In a rare and candid revelation, Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar has publicly confirmed that Islamabad was the first to request a ceasefire following precision strikes by the Indian Armed Forces on two of Pakistan’s key air bases — Nur Khan and Shorkot.
The statement, made during a televised interview that has since gone viral across social media, marks the first official admission by a senior Pakistani leader acknowledging the scale of India’s retaliatory military operation, codenamed Operation Sindoor. This operation was launched in response to the Pahalgam terror attack, which India has blamed on Pakistan-based terror networks.
“Unfortunately, India once again launched missile strikes at 2:30 AM. They attacked the Nur Khan Air Base and Shorkot Air Base. Within 45 minutes, Saudi Prince Faisal called me. He said he had just learnt about my conversation with (US Secretary of State) Marco Rubio. He asked if he was authorised to talk to (India’s External Affairs Minister) S. Jaishankar and convey that we are ready if they (India) stop. I said yes, brother, you can. He then called me back, saying he had conveyed the same to Jaishankar,” Dar stated during the interview.
His remarks not only confirm India’s offensive targeting of strategic military infrastructure deep inside Pakistan’s territory, but also shed light on the diplomatic backchannel efforts—especially from Saudi Arabia and the United States—that led to a quick de-escalation.
Sources indicate that the Indian strikes significantly damaged Pakistani military assets. Islamabad had earlier admitted that one of its jets was damaged during the operations, though it had avoided providing further details until now.
After four days of intense cross-border hostilities, involving drone and missile exchanges between India and Pakistan, both sides reached a ceasefire agreement on May 10.
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