New Delhi, July 3 -- Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's aide Rana Sanaullah has said in an interview that Pakistan only had 30 or 45 seconds to decide if India's BrahMos missile during Operation Sindoor was armed with a nuclear warhead.

In a clip from an interview, Rana Sanaullah is heard acknowledging the confusion within Pakistan's political establishment caused by India's actions in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack.

"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. He also underlined the risk of a nuclear war during the heightened India-Pakistan tensions.

"Having to decide on this in just 30 seconds created a...