Woken at 2:30 am by Asim Munir: Shehbaz Sharif confirms India’s strikes on key Pak bases

In what could leave Pakistan a red-faced country, its Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in a rare public admitted to Indian ballistic missiles striking the Nur Khan Airbase and other targets inside Pakistan during the early hours of May 10. Speaking at a ceremony in Islamabad, Sharif recounted a 2:30 AM call from the Chief of Army Staff, General Syed Asim Munir, informing him of the missile attacks launched by India. The Nur Khan Airbase, located between Rawalpindi and Islamabad, is a strategic military facility long central to Pakistan’s air operations.

“In the intervening night of May 9-10, around 2:30 AM, General Asif Munir called me through a secure phone and told me India has launched its ballistic missiles. One has landed at the Nur Khan airbase and some at other areas,” Prime Minister Sharif said in a public address.

The BJP was quick to grab the opportunity for chest thumping. BJP spokesperson Amit Malviya wrote on X, sharing a video of the Pakistani Prime Minister’s address and said, “Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif himself admits that General Asim Munir called him at 2:30am to inform him that India had bombed Nur Khan Air Base and several other locations. Let that sink in – the Prime Minister was woken up in the middle of the night with news of strikes deep inside Pakistan. This speaks volumes about the scale, precision, and boldness of #OperationSindoor.”