Operation Sindoor: The hollow claims of Pakistan Field Marshal Asim Munir have once again been exposed. Even after completion of one year of Operation Sindoor, Pakistan may not have fully recovered from the wounds which India had inflicted in May 2025. Despite this, Pakistani Army Chief Asim Munir continues to make false claims. Munir had recently claimed that during Operation Sindoor, India had approached the US for a ceasefire and Pakistan accepted it. Now an American report has revealed the truth behind his claim.
According to reports from US documents (FARA), Pakistan had sought help from the US due to fear of India’s action during ‘Operation Sindoor’ (6-9 May 2025). According to documents seen by news agency ANI, Pakistan had more than 60 contacts with US lawmakers, defense personnel, treasury officials and national security advisers in Washington within 4 days. These phone calls were made between May 6 and May 9, 2025, when Operation Sindoor was going on.
Pakistan wanted to put pressure on America to stop Operation Sindoor and give ceasefire. Records show that when India launched Operation Sindoor in response to the Pahalgam terror attack, Islamabad was actively in touch with influential political figures in Washington.
Pakistan got scared due to India’s action
After India’s attacks on the night of May 6, Pakistan made about 30 contacts in a panic in Washington DC. The Pakistani ambassador sought meetings with the US Congress, Senate leaders (e.g. Hakeem Jeffries, John Thune, Steve Scalise, Chuck Schumer) and the Defense Committee. Most of the contacts were to discuss “tensions in the region”.
The most intense activity was seen on 9 May, when there were 20 to 25 contacts related to defense and national security. Talking about ceasefire, it happened after Pakistani DGMO sent a hotline message to the Indian DGMO. India clarified that there was no third party in this.
It is clear from American documents that it was Pakistan which was asking for help from America for ceasefire, not India. India’s stance was completely different from this. India focused on condemning the Pahalgam terror attack and garnering diplomatic support. The documents do not record any significant defense or political lobbying activity by India in the US after the start of Operation Sindoor and before the ceasefire.