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With Karachi Naval Port In Crosshairs, Pakistan Pleaded For No-Fire Pact After Indian Missiles Destroyed Deep Targets: Report
BrahMos-A cruise missile test-fired from Sukhoi 30 MKI (Representative Image)
Pakistan’s retaliatory military action against India on 10 May, Operation Bunyan al-Marsoos, ended within eight hours after a series of Indian airstrikes prompted Islamabad to request US intervention for a ceasefire, Hindustan Times reported citing people familiar with the matter.
The Indian Air Force (IAF) launched four coordinated precision missile strikes during the intervening night of 9–10 May under Operation Sindoor, targeting Pakistani airbases, air defence systems, and command infrastructure.
Rafale jets fired SCALP missiles and SU-30 MKIs launched BrahMos missiles, with the first strike itself reportedly took out the northern air command and control centre at Nur Khan airbase in Chaklala.
According to intercepted communications referenced in the report, Pakistan had intended its operation to span 48 hours and inflict damage on Indian airbases.
However, the effort concluded by 9.30 am on 10 May following series of Indian attacks.
The report states that India’s S-400 air defence system at Adampur was activated 11 times during the engagement and shot down a Pakistani SAAB-2000 airborne early warning aircraft over 300 kilometres inside Pakistani territory.
The air offensive followed earlier Indian strikes on 7 May on nine terrorist training camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK).
The attacks were carried out using loitering munitions and missiles of the Army, Navy, and Air Force, with key targets at Muridke and Bahawalpur struck by SCALP and BrahMos missiles.
On 10 May, Indian armed forces also destroyed a LY-80 air defence system in Lahore using a HARPY drone and a HQ-9 (Chinese equivalent of the S-300) in Malir, Karachi using a missile strike, according to the report.
The report further siad that the Indian Navy had moved strike assets 260 miles off the Makran coast and was prepared to target the Karachi Naval Port on the morning of 10 May.
In response, the Pakistan Director General of Military Operations warned of retaliation if the port was attacked. Later that same day, the Pakistan DGMO reportedly contacted India to request a no-fire agreement.
