‘Somehow stop India’: Cash-strapped Pakistan burned thousands of dollars lobbying, begging US during Operation Sindoor
Published on: Jan. 8, 2026, 9:51 a.m. | Source: The Economic Times
Following Indian military strikes on terror camps, Pakistan launched an urgent and costly lobbying blitz in Washington D.C. between May 7 and May 10. The nation's diplomats and a hired lobbying firm made over 60 points of contact with US officials, seeking intervention to halt India's actions. This diplomatic scramble occurred as Pakistan privately expressed panic over the strikes.
