'When Brahmos fell on Noor Khan Airbase, we had only...': Shehbaz Shariff's advisor makes shocking revelation of how scared Pakistan was
Pakistan Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif's advisor has for the first time revealed details about the night when India fired the Brahmos missile during Operation Sindoor. India attacked Pakistan's Noor Khan airbase with the Brahmos missile, which is just a few kilometers away from the Pakistani Army headquarters in Rawalpindi. The attack on Noor Khan airbase shook Pakistan and became a turning point in this war.
What Shehbaz Shariff said?
Rana Sanaullah Khan, special advisor to Pakistan Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, revealed that when India attacked Noor Khan airbase with the Brahmos missile, Pakistan had only 30 seconds to decide whether it was a sign of a nuclear attack or not.
Rana Sanaullah, while talking to Pakistani journalist Hamid Mir, who is an expert in spreading propaganda, said that 'When India attacked with Brahmos missile and it fell on Noor Khan airbase, then Pakistan's leadership had only 30-40 seconds to find out whether the incoming Brahmos missile had an atomic bomb or not. And in those 30 seconds, deciding that it was not there and deciding that it was (atomic bomb)… you can understand how dangerous it was.'
He also mentioned, '….after the attack, it was President Donald Trump who intervened and we thanked him.'
India attacked Noorkhan airbase with Brahmos
Noor Khan Airbase is located just 10 kilometers away from Pakistan's capital Islamabad and is a very sensitive and strategic location for the Pakistan Air Force. It is not only used for VVIP movements and military transport, but Pakistan's air-tankers and squadrons are also deployed here. Also, this airbase is located very close to Pakistan's nuclear command, that is, this airbase is just a few kilometers away from the headquarters of the Strategic Plans Division (SPD) and Pakistan's nuclear command center is also located a little distance from here.
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