US EditionPakistan's BIG admission: India's strike on air bases forced us to request ceasefire, says Deputy PM Ishaq Dar
PAKISTAN, JUN 25 – Pakistan requested a ceasefire after Indian strikes on Nur Khan and Shorkot airbases during Operation Sindoor, ending an 87-hour conflict brokered with US and Saudi mediation.
- Ishaq Dar, Pakistan’s deputy prime minister, acknowledged that Islamabad sought a ceasefire following Indian air strikes on the Nur Khan and Shorkot bases during Operation Sindoor in early May 2023.
- The strikes were carried out in response to the deadly terror incident in Pahalgam on April 22, which resulted in 26 fatalities, and followed Pakistan's attempts to target Indian military installations in early May.
- Pakistan possesses a nuclear arsenal exceeding 170 warheads and is believed to be advancing a missile program aimed at creating a long-range ballistic missile capable of striking targets within the United States, a development that could heighten tensions with Washington.
- US intelligence agencies warn that if Pakistan acquires this ICBM, Washington will treat it as a nuclear adversary, as no country with US-targeting ICBMs is considered a friend.
- Despite Islamabad's claims its nuclear program deters India, the ongoing missile development and recent conflict underscore mounting nuclear risks in a region vital to US interests.
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Is Pakistan developing a nuclear intercontinental ballistic missile that could hit US?
The Pakistani military is reportedly building an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), capable of carrying nuclear warheads, that could reach the United States. The development, which has sparked concerns in Washington, would make Pakistan enter the select few nations that possess these long-range strategic missiles
Pakistan continues to develop nuclear missiles capable of hitting America, US report claims
Pakistan developing ballistic missile capable of hitting US fearing conflict with India: Report
Pakistan's intention behind acquiring such a weapon may be to prevent the US from either eliminating its arsenal in a 'preventive attack', given that Islamabad possesses nuclear weapons or in the probable scenario of the Pentagon getting involved on New Delhi's behalf if an India-Pakistan conflict.
Pakistan developing a nuclear intercontinental ballistic missile, US concerned, says report
Citing US intelligence sources, the Foreign Affairs report states that if Pakistan acquires an ICBM, 'Washington will have no choice but to treat the country as a nuclear adversary'.
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