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.”
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New Delhi, Aug 13 (PTI): The Enforcement Directorate said on Wednesday it has arrested a woman, who claims to be an actor and a cosmetologist, under the anti-money laundering law in a case of alleged fraud and misrepresentation.
The agency said the purported links of the woman, Sandeepa Virk, with a Reliance Group executive, Angarai Natarajan Sethuraman (President, Corporate Affairs), are also under its scanner. Sethuraman, in a statement, denied any connection with Virk or any transactions related to her.
Virk was taken into custody under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) on Tuesday after searches were conducted against her and her associates in Delhi and Mumbai over the last two days.
A special court sent her to the ED's custody till August 14, the agency said. The woman claims to be the owner of a skin care products selling website named hyboocare.com, which the ED claimed was a "front" for money laundering.
She and her associates are being probed for allegedly exerting undue influence through "misrepresentation" and "defrauding" individuals by soliciting money under false pretences.
According to an Instagram ID of Virk, she is an actor and entrepreneur and the founder of the said website.
The federal agency said in a statement that the woman was also "in touch with" Sethuraman, former director of erstwhile Reliance Capital Limited.
She was communicating with him regarding "illegal liaisoning", the ED claimed, adding that the searches at Sethuraman's residence "confirmed" these allegations.
"Besides, diversion of funds for personal benefit has also been unearthed during the course of the search action," it said.
The ED alleged that public money worth about Rs 18 crore belonging to Reliance Commercial Finance Limited (RCFL) was disbursed to Sethuraman in 2018 by "flouting" prudent lending norms.
The funds were lent under terms that allowed a deferment of the principal amount as well as the interest, with multiple waivers granted and no due diligence conducted, it said.
The ED claimed that besides this, a home loan of Rs 22 crore was provided by Reliance Capital Limited by "violating" the prudential norms. "A large part of these loans are seen to have been eventually siphoned off and remained unpaid," it alleged.
Sethuraman, in a statement, dismissed the allegations as "baseless". He denied any connection with Virk or any transactions related to her.
Detailing about Virk's web portal, the agency said it purportedly sold FDA-approved beauty products. However, the ED said the products listed on the website have been found to be non-existent and the portal lacks a user registration option and is plagued by persistent payment gateway issues.
A scrutiny of the website uncovered minimal social-media engagement, an inactive WhatsApp contact number and an absence of transparent organisational details, all of which reinforce the finding of "non-genuine" commercial activity, the ED claimed.
"These factors, including limited product range, inflated pricing, false claims of FDA approval and technical inconsistencies, indicate that the website serves as a front for laundering funds," it said.
Another social media-hosted bio data of the woman said she is a certified cosmetologist.
The ED said several "incriminating" documents were seized during the searches and the statement of a man named Farrukh Ali, stated to be an associate of Virk, was recorded.
The money-laundering case stems from an FIR lodged by the Punjab Police.
Sethuraman said that the home loan he received from Reliance Capital was granted following due process and was secured by the property offered as collateral.