Pakistan President Zardari reveals he was advised to ‘hide in a bunker’ during Operation Sindoor

Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has revealed that helium was advised to “hide successful a bunker” erstwhile India launched Operation Sindoor successful May this year.

Mr. Zardari made the revelation portion speaking astatine an lawsuit successful Larkana, Sindh province, to people the 18th decease day of his woman and erstwhile Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, who was assassinated successful a weapon and weaponry onslaught successful Rawalpindi connected December 27, 2007.

“My MS (Military Secretary) came to maine and said, ‘Sir, the warfare has started. I had really told him 4 days earlier that a warfare was going to happen.’ He said, ‘Sir, let's spell to a bunker (being a harmless place)’... I said, ‘If martyrdom is to come, it volition travel here. Leaders don't dice successful bunkers. They dice connected the battlefield. They don't dice sitting successful bunkers,’” helium said connected Saturday (December 27, 2025).

India launched Operation Sindoor connected May 7, targeting panic infrastructure successful Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir successful retaliation for the Pahalgam attack that killed 26 civilians. The strikes triggered 4 days of aggravated clashes betwixt the 2 countries and ended with an knowing to halt the subject actions connected May 10.

“Pakistan desires bid but remains afloat prepared to support itself,” Mr. Zardari said, portion making claims astir what helium called Pakistan’s “decisive stance” during the four-day conflict.

President Zardari besides praised Army main Asim Munir for what helium called a “befitting reply to India” successful the equipped struggle successful May.

The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) apical person claimed that the planetary assemblage is present acknowledging Pakistan’s stance and adjacent U.S. President Donald Trump had praised Mr. Munir.

He besides claimed that it was PPP that made Munir the Field Marshal. “We, the PPP, made Gen Munir Field Marshal,” helium said.

Mr. Zardari's lad and PPP president Bilawal Bhutto Zardari besides spoke connected the occasion.