Pakistan Deputy PM Dar's viral admission on TV 'asking India for ceasefire' on Op Sindoor

Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar has confirmed that Pakistan had requested India for the ceasefire.

India had struck two major Pakistani air bases, Nur Khan in Rawalpindi and Shorkot (PAF Base Rafiqui) in Punjab, during the current skirmish between India and Pakistan.

The two countries were on the brink of a full-fledged war following Opeartion Sindoor which India launched following the Pahalgam terror attack.

Dar revealed that following the attack, Pakistan sought US and Saudi intervention to de-escalate tensions.

“...unfortunately, India once again launched missile strikes at 2:30 am. They attacked the Nur Khan air base and Shorkot air base... Within 45 minutes, Saudi Prince Faisal called me. He said he had just then learnt about my conversation with (US Secretary of State) Marco Rubio. He asked if he was authorised to talk to (India's External Affairs Minister) S Jaishankar and convey that we are ready if they (India) stop. I said yes, brother, you can. He then called me back, saying he had conveyed the same to Jaishankar,” Dar said during a TV interview.

Videos circulating online show explosions at the Nur Khan base, which houses sensitive military and VIP assets.