Pak's 48-hour strike plan collapsed in 8 hours, sought ceasefire: Top general
Pakistan's 48-hour plan to "bring India to its knees" was forced to wind down in just 8 hours, prompting Islamabad to seek a ceasefire, Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan said on Tuesday.Speaking at Pune University, General Chauhan detailed the events of May 10, stating that Pakistan had launched multiple coordinated attacks with the intent of bringing India to its knees within two days.advertisement"On May 10 at 1 am, their aim was to get India to its knees in 48 hours. Multiple attacks were launched. They have escalated this conflict, which we had actually hit only terror targets," he said.
CDS Chauhan added, "Operations which they thought would continue for 48 hours, folded up in about 8 hours, and then they picked up the telephone and said they wanted to talk."He further said that India had informed Pakistan after the strikes on terror camps on May 7 and had warned that any escalation would meet with harder action."We had informed Pakistan on the day we launched the surgical strikes on May 7...When there was rhetoric from the Pakistani side, we also said that in case Pakistan hits us, hits the military establishments, we are going to hit them back, hit them harder..."advertisementIndia carried out precision strikes on nine terror camps in POK and Pakistan on May 7 under the codename Operation Sindoor. The action taken in response to the Pahalgam terror attack saw an escalation by Pakistan as it launched drones and missiles, targeting Indian border cities. The attack invited stronger retaliation from India and after four days of drone and missile strikes, both countries agreed to a ceasefire. However, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has repeatedly warned Pakistan that the mission is not over yet. CSD Anil Chauhan, too, reiterated the same at the Pune University event and said, "Operation Sindoor is not over as yet. It continues. It's a temporary cessation of hostilities. There is a need to keep our guard up."The understanding was reached after Pakistan called India seeking a ceasefire. The top general said Pakistan was forced to pick up the phone and call India as it was "losing things faster.""As far as the Pakistani side is concerned, I can make two guesses. One, that they were losing things faster at a very long distance, and they thought that if this continued for some more time, they were likely to lose more, and hence they picked up the telephone," he said.
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