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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7 held for running fake call centre in South Kolkata
Kolkata (PTI): Seven people were arrested from the Parnashree area in the southern part of the city for allegedly running a fake call centre, a police officer said on Saturday.
Acting on a tip-off, police raided a house on Netaji Subhas Road on Friday night and found the fake call centre operating from the ground floor, he said.
Preliminary investigation revealed that the accused had set up a bogus company using forged documents and posed as employees of an antivirus firm to call citizens in the US, the officer said.
"The callers would gain the trust of victims and then use remote access to take control of their phones or other digital devices. The accused allegedly siphoned off large sums of money, running into millions of dollars, from victims' accounts," he said.
Five laptops, two WiFi routers, six mobile phones and four headsets were seized from the accused, he said, adding that the seven are being questioned to ascertain the full extent of the racket and to identify others involved.
