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Last Updated:May 10, 2025, 09:06 IST
Pakistan fired a number of ballistic missiles at India, one of them was aimed at New Delhi. All of them were taken down by the Indian military.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio dials Pak army chief Asim Munir (AFP, Reuters Image)
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio dialled Pakistani army chief Asim Munir after Islamabad resorted to launching Ballistic missiles aimed at New Delhi, shortly after an IMF bailout of $1 billion was approved for Pakistan, Reuters reported.
Pakistan went on an unprecedented offensive soon after the global moneylender nodded the immediate disbursement of about $1 billion to Islamabad under the ongoing Extended Fund Facility, despite India’s strong opposition to these funds that were being used to spread cross-border terrorism.
Pakistan, which initially fired small drones into the Indian territory before the IMF executive board meeting, stepped up the attack and fired six ballistic missiles at India, one of them aimed at New Delhi but was shot down in Haryana’s Sirsa. All of the missiles were successfully shot down, sources said.
Escalating the situation, Pakistan launched Fatah-II ballistic missiles at Indian Air Force forward bases and cities in India as they launched ‘Operation Bunyanun Marsoos’ on Saturday.
The Indian government sources said that Pakistan dared to set on the misadventure after the IMF bailout as they did not want to jeopardise the deal.
“Pakistan did not want its IMF bailout to be jeopardised in any way. Hence, their big escalation has come post that. Pakistan also cleared its airspace on Saturday morning, unlike Friday, indicating it waited for the IMF bailout before launching its big operation, which has been foiled by India," sources said.
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