Ishaq Dar also said that on May 10, US Secretary of State Rubio called him at around 8:17 am, in which he conveyed that India was ready for a ceasefire and asked whether Pakistan would agree.
Zardari said he refused advice to move to a bunker after war began, adding that leaders do not die in bunkers and claiming he anticipated the conflict days earlier.
He was honoured with the Pradhan Mantri Bal Puraskar 2026 by President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday for his extraordinary courage, compassion and patriotism.
As Prime Minister Modi reportedly prepares to welcome the Ukrainian President Zelenskyy to India, Kyiv has conveyed a message to New Delhi with striking clarity.
Singh praised the soldiers’ bravery, saying the Pahalgam attack tested India’s crisis response and showed civil and military systems can act together effectively.