India Struck Pakistani Airbases with BrahMos Before Retaliation, Admits PM Shehbaz Sharif

By A Staff Reporter

New Delhi/Rawalpindi – In a rare and startling admission, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif confirmed that India launched a preemptive missile strike on multiple Pakistani military installations during the night of May 9–10, thwarting a planned Pakistani offensive scheduled for early the next morning.

Speaking at an event in Lachin, Azerbaijan, Sharif revealed that around 15 BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles were fired by India, targeting key airbases across Pakistan, including the strategically critical Nur Khan airbase in Rawalpindi, which is located near the Pakistan Army Headquarters.

“Our armed forces were ready to act at 4:30 AM after Fajr (morning) prayers to teach India a lesson. But before that hour arrived, India once again launched a missile attack using BrahMos, targeting various provinces including Rawalpindi,” Sharif said, standing beside Field Marshal Asim Munir, Pakistan’s army chief.

The Indian strike was reportedly a direct response to Pakistan’s earlier drone and missile attacks on Indian civilian areas near the western border. In a display of precision and technological superiority, India deployed BrahMos missiles from Su-30MKI fighter jets, bypassing Pakistan’s Chinese-origin air defence systems.

According to defense analysts and corroborated satellite imagery, at least 11 Pakistani military sites were hit during the coordinated operation. Alongside Nur Khan airbase, airbases in Rafiqui, Murid, Rahim Yar Khan, Sukkur, Chunian, Skardu, Bholari, Jacobabad, and Sargodha also sustained significant damage. Satellite images reportedly show the destruction of two military transport vehicles at the Rawalpindi base.