India’s ballistic missiles hit Nur Khan Air Base, confirms Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has confirmed that India launched missile strikes on Nur Khan Air Base in Rawalpindi and other locations during the recent military conflict. Speaking at an official event at the Pakistan Monument on Friday, Sharif revealed that Pakistan Army Chief General Syed Asim Munir informed him about the attacks via a secure line at 2:30 am on May 10.
"At around 2:30 am on May 10, General Syed Asim Munir called me on a secure line and informed me that India’s ballistic missiles had struck Nur Khan Air Base and several other areas," Sharif said during his address.
This statement marks the first public acknowledgment from Pakistan’s leadership of the Indian strikes, which reportedly inflicted heavy damage on key military infrastructure.
Sharif also noted that the Pakistan Air Force employed domestically developed technology and Chinese fighter jets in its response to India's Operation Sindoor. He claimed that Pakistan’s retaliation was so effective that India was compelled to seek a ceasefire. “General Munir told me India is asking for a ceasefire. This is a victory for Pakistan,” Sharif asserted, recalling a conversation with the army chief while he was swimming on the morning of May 10.
India launched Operation Sindoor on the night of May 6–7 in response to the Pahalgam terror attack on April 22, which killed 26 people. The operation targeted terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir, killing over 100 militants from groups including Jaish-e-Mohammed, Lashkar-e-Taiba, and Hizbul Mujahideen.
Following Pakistan’s retaliatory cross-border shelling and drone attacks, India launched coordinated strikes damaging radar systems, communication networks, and airfields across 11 Pakistani air bases.
Nur Khan Air Base, located in Chakala near Islamabad, is one of Pakistan’s strategic military sites, housing VIP transport operations and critical logistical infrastructure.
On May 10, both nations reached an understanding to cease hostilities. In his address on May 12, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi reiterated that talks with Pakistan would only proceed on issues of terrorism and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, while warning against any form of “nuclear blackmail.”
"India hit Nur Khan airbase" admits Shehbaz Sharif
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11k litres of milk poured into Narmada river after religious event; environmentalists see red
Sehore (PTI): Around 11,000 litres of milk were poured into Narmada river, often called the lifeline of Madhya Pradesh, in Sehore district on the culmination of a 21-day religious event as part of a sanctification ritual, prompting environmentalists to flag its negative impact on the ecosystem.
The event concluded at Satdev village in Bherunda area, located about 90 km from the district headquarters, with a 'mahayagna' on Wednesday.
The milk was offered to the river as part of rituals and prayers for the purity of the waters, the well-being of pilgrims and prosperity, organisers said.
The milk was brought in tankers to the riverbank and later poured into the flowing water amid chanting of mantras in the presence of a crowd of devotees.
However, environmentalists raised concerns over the practice, warning of its potential ecological impact.
"Such large quantities of organic matter can deplete dissolved oxygen in water, adversely affecting the river ecosystem. These impact local communities dependent on the river for drinking water and threaten aquatic life as well as domestic animals," noted environmentalist and wildlife activist Ajay Dube said.
Religious offerings should be symbolic and mindful, he asserted.
Renowned environmentalist Subhash Pandey said 11,000 litres of milk acts as a significant organic pollutant.
"It is highly oxygen-demanding and can lead to oxygen depletion, aquatic mortality, eutrophication (process of plants growing on river surface) and loss of potability. These effects are predictable from dairy-effluent chemistry and have been documented in similar incidents worldwide," Pandey pointed out.
Narmada originates at Amarkantak in the state and traverses 1,312 km westward to Maharashtra and Gujarat, emptying into the Arabian Sea via the Gulf of Cambay.
It is the largest west-flowing river in the peninsula, passing through a rift valley, and acts as a crucial water source for irrigation in MP, Gujarat and Maharashtra.
