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NDTV
8 hours ago
- Politics
- NDTV
"Asked India For Ceasefire When...": Pak Deputy PM's Viral Admission On Op Sindoor
Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar has said the country was compelled to request a ceasefire with India last month after the latter struck two of its two air bases in Rawalpindi and Punjab province, as part of Operation Sindoor that was carried out in response to the Pahalgam terror attack. Appearing on a TV news show, Mr Dar said the Nur Khan air base in Rawalpindi and Shorkot air base - known as PAF Base Rafiqui - in Punjab province were struck by India. It was at this juncture that Pakistan reached out to the US for its intervention and also took assistance from Saudi Arabia. The Nur Khan air base is one of Pakistan's most sensitive military compounds that houses both air force operations and VIP transport units. "...unfortunately, India once again launched missile strikes at 2.30am. They attacked the Nur Khan air base and Shorkot air base... Within 45 minutes, Saudi Prince Faisal called me. He said he had then 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," Mr Dar said. Pakistan Deputy PM Ishaq Dar' openly admits 2 things in this interview 📍India struck the Nir Khan Air base and Shorkot Air base 📍 Ishaq Dar' says Saudi Prince Faisal called him asking "Am I authorised to talk to Jaishankar also and CONVEY ..and you are READY TO TALK"… — OsintTV 📺 (@OsintTV) June 19, 2025 On the intervening night of May 7 and 8, India launched Operation Sindoor and destroyed infrastructure in nine terror bases in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK), in response to the April 22 in Jammu & Kashmir's Pahalgam that killed 26 tourists. The operation, however, escalated bilateral tensions as it led to strikes and counter-strikes between the two nations. The Pakistani actions were strongly responded to by the Indian side. According to government sources, US officials were already in contact with both sides in anticipation of escalating tensions. While maintaining a neutral posture in public, it reportedly conveyed a firm message to Islamabad: Use the official military hotline and de-escalate without further delay. The US "practically ordered" the Pakistani side to activate its direct line to the Indian Army and avoid any delay. By the afternoon of May 10, after several of Pakistan's more aggressive tactical postures were repelled by India, Major General Kashif Abdullah, Pakistan's DGMO, placed a direct call to his Indian counterpart, Lieutenant General Rajiv Ghai. The timing of the call, 1535 hrs IST, was later confirmed by Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri at a press briefing. Both sides then reached an agreement to stop all firing and military action on land, air and sea, with effect from 5pm that day. Pakistan, however, violated the agreement within hours of it coming into effect. Nur Khan is a strategic air base situated between Rawalpindi and Islamabad - the two nerve centres of Pakistan. The former is the headquarters of the Pakistan military, and the latter is the political power centre of the country. Multiple videos on social media purportedly showed the Nur Khan Air Base on fire following a huge explosion. NDTV had earlier reported that satellite imagery from April 25, taken almost two weeks before the strikes, showed the facility and the undamaged trucks. Satellite imagery from May 10, however, showed two trailer trucks, believed to be command and control facilities, destroyed by a pinpoint-accurate Indian strike. The image from May 17, taken a week after the strikes when a ceasefire was declared, showed Pakistan's clean-up operation at the air base. The PAF Base Rafiqui, on the other hand, functions as one of Pakistan's principal fighter air bases, housing an array of combat aircraft, including the Chinese-made JF-17 fighter jets, French-built Mirage 5 fighters, and Alouette III helicopters. Earlier, Pakistan's retired Air Marshal Masood Akhtar admitted to losing the Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft during Operation Sindoor. In an interview with Pakistani media, he said the aircraft that provided long-range radar surveillance and control of airspace was destroyed in one of India's precision missile strikes at Islamabad's Bholari air base.
Time of India
13 hours ago
- Business
- Time of India
Trump drops claim of brokering India-Pakistan peace
US President Donald Trump , for the first time, refrained from claiming credit for ending the recent India-Pakistan conflict, saying instead two 'very smart' leaders — Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Pakistan Army chief Asim Munir — had 'decided' not to pursue war. Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office after hosting Munir for lunch on Wednesday, Trump also said they discussed the Iran situation, indicating that the US and Pakistan could collaborate on Persian Gulf region matters amid escalating Iran-Israel conflict. 'The reason I had him here was I wanted to thank him for not going into the war (with India) and ending the war,' Trump said. 'I am so happy. Two smart people, two very smart people, decided not to keep going with the war. Those are two big nuclear powers.' Trump-Munir Meeting During a phone conversation with Trump on Tuesday, Modi made it clear that India has not accepted and will not accept any mediation in its dispute with Pakistan. Since May 10, when India and Pakistan agreed to stop the military conflict following India's Operation Sindoor strike, Trump has on multiple occasions claimed personal credit for brokering peace between the two nuclear power neighbours. India has maintained that the director generals of military operations (DGMOs) of India and Pakistan had reached an understanding to cease hostilities after Pakistan DGMO approached his Indian counterpart on May 10 and that no third party was involved. Live Events Wednesday marked the first meeting between a US president and the head of Pakistan's military in decades. It was held without accompanying senior civilian officials. Trump said he was 'honoured' to meet Munir. 'Prime minister Modi just left a little while ago, and we are working a trade deal with India,' he said. 'We are working a trade deal with Pakistan.' The Trump-Munir meeting has caused unease in India as it signals expansion of the US-Pakistan ties, with Washington overlooking New Delhi's contention that Islamabad sponsors cross-border terrorism. Trump, Munir Discuss Iran On discussing Iran with Munir, Trump said, 'They (Pakistan) know Iran very well…better than most, and they're not happy about anything. They see what's going on. And he agreed with me.' He did not elaborate. There have been reports that Pakistan may provide air space to the US military to strike Iran while many expected Munir to try to convince Trump not to enter Israel's war with Iran. On Monday, Pakistan's foreign minister Ishaq Dar had told parliament that Iran was willing to return to the negotiating table if Israel stopped further strikes. 'Our intention was always to see successful negotiations between the United States and Iran,' Dar had said, citing direct communication with his Iranian counterpart.
Mint
2 days ago
- Politics
- Mint
‘I love Pakistan': Trump drums up credit for ‘stopping' Indo-Pak conflict again; compliments PM Modi as 'fantastic man'
Donald Trump on Wednesday, drummed up credit for 'stopping' India-Pakistan 'war'. The US president has been insistently announcing credence for pausing the India-Pakistan conflict that flared up after the Pahalgam terror attack, which killed 26 people on 22 April. India retaliated for the attack by launching Operation Sindoor on Pakistan during the night of 6-7 May. "Well, I stopped the war…. I love Pakistan. I think Modi is a fantastic man. I spoke to him last night. We're going to make a trade deal with Modi of India. But I stopped the war between Pakistan and India,' US President Trump said Wednesday, quoted PTI. On May 10, US president Donald Trump took to social media to announce that India and Pakistan had agreed to a 'full and immediate' ceasefire following a 'long night' of talks mediated by Washington. The US President has since reiterated this claim multiple times, asserting that he 'helped settle' the tensions between the two nuclear-armed South Asian neighbours. Trump also stated that he promised increased trade with both countries if they ended the conflict. India has categorically denied any US involvement in pausing the conflict between Islamabad and New Delhi. While acknowledging several phone calls, India denies that the US mediated or enforced the pause, or 'stop', to the war. India has maintained that Pakistan DGMO dialed his India counterpart seeking a pause in the cross border skirmishes. Donald Trump, who is hosting Pakistan Army Chief Asim Munir for lunch at the White House on Wednesday, was asked what he is looking forward to achieving diplomatically from the meeting with the Pakistani general. "This man was extremely influential in stopping it from the Pakistan side," Trump said, referring to Munir. "Modi, from the India side, and others. They were going at it, and they're both nuclear countries. I got it stopped. I don't think I had one story. Did I have one story written… I stopped the war between two major nations, major nuclear nations. I don't think I had a story written about it,' he said, adding that the people know. During a nearly 35-minute phone conversation with Trump on Tuesday, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi made it clear that India does not and will "never accept" third-party mediation, PTI reported. Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri added that the talks between Indian and Pakistani military officials regarding a ceasefire were initiated at Islamabad's request. After four days of intense cross-border drone and missile strikes, India and Pakistan reached an agreement on 10 May to end the conflict.
Hindustan Times
5 days ago
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Sanjay Raut's dig at Donald Trump on Iran-Israel conflict: 'Why not stop the war?'
Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Sunday took a dig at Donald Trump over his claim that he stopped India and Pakistan's conflict, asking why the US president is unable to stop the "Iran-Israel" war. India had rejected Trump's claim, saying the ceasefire understanding between India and Pakistan was achieved after the nation's DGMO called his Indian counterpart. "Such a war is going on, when I watch images, I get scared, and I feel pity for the dead. Israel and Iran are both nuclear states. Why is US President Trump not stopping the war? The way President Donald Trump forced India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi to stop the war in the name of trade, and is saying repeatedly that the war would have been harmful, as both India and Pakistan have nuclear weapons," Sanjay Raut was quoted as saying by the news agency ANI. Also read: Israel strikes Iran's gas fields: Why is South Pars indispensable for Tehran? "Both Israel and Iran have nuclear weapons, and they've started using them. Neither the Iranian President (Masoud Pezeshkian) nor the Israeli PM, Netanyahu, is ready to listen. Both nations say that they are fighting for their dignity, so we also started a war against terrorism. Why did President Trump stop our war? And why did we back off under Trump's pressure?" he added. Also read: Donald Trump warns Iran: 'Full might of US military will come down on you if…' Iran and Israel have been firing salvos at each other since Friday, when Tel Aviv attacked Tehran's nuclear installations and killed a bunch of its nuclear scientists. Iran also attacked Iran, with many of its projectiles reaching their targets despite the Israeli forces' Iron Dome defence system. Questioning Prime Minister Narendra Modi's foreign visits, Raut said, 'PM Modi's war was stopped by Trump. How come Modi can stop a war? Now, PM Modi is going to Canada, Cyprus, and Croatia, where he will give speeches.' Pakistan attacked India's civilian and military buildings after New Delhi's Operation Sindoor targeting terrorist bases in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. After a four-day skirmish, Pakistan's DGMO, rattled by India's precision strikes on the nation's air bases, called up his Indian counterpart and urged for a ceasefire understanding. With inputs from ANI
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Business Standard
13-06-2025
- Business
- Business Standard
Can resolve Kashmir issue, stopped war between India and Pakistan: Trump
Speaking at a bill-signing event at the White House, Trump said the two countries have been locked in a rivalry over Kashmir for a long time, and he would bring them together New Delhi US President Donald Trump on Thursday said he could resolve the long-standing Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan, asserting he could 'solve anything'. Speaking at a bill-signing event at the White House, Trump said the two countries had been locked in a rivalry over Kashmir for a long time, and he would bring them together. Trump recalls speaking to both nations on Kashmir rivalry Trump said he had spoken to both countries about their long-standing conflict. 'I told them, India and Pakistan, they have had a long time rivalry over Kashmir,' he said. 'I asked them how long has this rivalry been going on, and they said 2,000 years. I said, 'Oh, that's a problem',' he said with a smile. India reiterates Kashmir is a bilateral issue, rejects mediation India has consistently maintained that Kashmir is a bilateral issue and not open to third-party mediation. New Delhi has rejected similar offers from Trump in the past, reiterating that all outstanding issues with Pakistan must be resolved bilaterally and peacefully. Trump claims he averted Indo-Pak conflict with phone diplomacy US President Donald Trump reiterated his claim that he prevented a potential war between India and Pakistan through phone calls and trade leverage. Situation was close to nuclear escalation, says Trump Trump said tensions had escalated to the point where it was 'Pakistan's turn to hit,' and warned that the situation could have escalated to nuclear conflict. 'I called each of them. I respect both leaders greatly, I know them. I spoke to them about trade,' he said. According to Trump, he warned both India and Pakistan that if they went to war or began using nuclear weapons, they could forget about trading with the US. 'They understood. They stopped,' he said. 'I stopped that war with phone calls and trade.' India-US trade talks ongoing; Pakistan also expected to engage Trump added that India was currently in talks with the US for a trade agreement and that Pakistan was expected to engage in discussions soon. 'Nobody died… they both have very serious nuclear capabilities, and I think we deserve some credit, the Republican party does, because that's how we think,' he said. India credits military talks for de-escalation, not US intervention Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed that the United States prevented a war between India and Pakistan. However, India has consistently maintained that the agreement to cease hostilities was the result of direct talks between the Directors General of Military Operations (DGMOs) of the two countries' armed forces. Operation Sindoor followed April 22 Pahalgam terror attack DGMO talks led to cessation of military hostilities In retaliation, Pakistan attempted to target Indian military bases on May 8, 9, and 10, drawing a strong response from India. The hostilities ceased after a mutual agreement to halt military actions was reached during DGMO-level talks on May 10.
