Pakistan was informed of Operation Sindoor 30 minutes after strikes, says S Jaishankar

Pakistan was informed about Operation Sindoor 30 minutes after India struck terrorist camps, External AffairsExternal AffairsExternal Affairs Minister S Jaishankar told a parliamentary panel on Monday, reported The New Indian Express.

The statement came days after the Congress claimed that the minister had confessed to the Indian government informing Pakistan at the beginning of the military operation that came against the backdrop of the April 22 Pahalgam attack. Party leader Rahul Gandhi had said it was a crime to inform Pakistan at the start of India’s attack, and asked whether the Indian Air Force lost any aircraft as a result.

On May 15, Jaishankar told reporters that India had sent a message to Pakistan that it was targeting terrorist infrastructure, and not the Pakistani military, at the state of Operation Sindoor.