'Had just 30 seconds’: Pak PM's aide recalls near-nuclear panic after India’s BrahMos strike, credits Trump for de-escalation

Had only 30 seconds to react: Pak PM's aide on India's BrahMos attack said that Pakistan only had 30 or 45 seconds to decide if India's BrahMos missile during Operation Sindoor was armed with a nuclear warhead. Rana Sanaullah, in an interview, can be heard acknowledging the confusion within the political establishment of Pakistan caused by India's attacks in the wake of the terror attack in Pahalgam.

“When India fired BrahMos and it hit Nur Khan airbase, Pakistan’s military had 30 or 45 seconds to determine if it carried a nuclear warhead,” Rana Sanaullah said.

“Having to decide on this in just 30 seconds created a dangerously rushed situation…people on this side could have misunderstood it, triggering the first nuclear weapon that could spark a global nuclear war," he further added.