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Satellite images show damage done by Indian strikes to Nur Khan, other Pakistan Air Bases; Check visuals here

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The Economic Timespublisher-detail-arrow
11th May, 2025 18:22 IST
Indian Air Force (IAF) fighter jets struck 11 military air bases across Pakistan in a coordinated, precision-led campaign between May 8 to 10, with satellite imagery of the strikes showing extensive damage caused to neighbouring nation.

The bases hit included Nur Khan (Chaklala), Rafiqui, Murid, Sukkur, Sialkot, Pasrur, Chunian, Sargodha, Skardu, Bholari, and Jacobabad. These sites were chosen for their operational importance, including drone warfare command centres, air defence nodes, and aircraft deployment hubs.

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The most significant target was the Nur Khan air base, previously known as PAF Chaklala, located in Rawalpindi. It serves as the nerve centre for Pakistan’s Air Mobility Command and houses its Saab Erieye airborne early warning systems, C-130 transporters, and IL-78 refuelling aircraft.

Here are satellite images of Indian strikes on Pakistan air bases:
PAF Base Bholari on May 10:





Sargodha on May 10
Jacobabad on May 10


Nur Khan
India's Operation Sindoor:
Indian Armed Forces launched Operation Sindoor in the early hours of May 7, targeting nine terrorist infrastructure sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoK). This operation was a retaliatory response to the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, which resulted in the deaths of 26 civilians, including one Nepali national.

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Following India's operation, the conflict between India and Pakistan deepened, which resulted in increased cross-border shelling from Pakistan and retaliatory action from the Indian Armed Forces.

There is a new normal in India's response to cross-border terrorism, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi instructing the armed forces that the country's response to every action by Pakistan should be more forceful, government sources told PTI on Sunday. Following Operation Sindoor, Prime Minister Modi told the armed forces that bullets must be responded to by artillery (Wahan se goli chalegi, toh yahan se gola chalega), the sources told PTI.

They said Operation Sindoor is not concluded and there is a new normal in India's response to cross-border terrorism. The cost of cross-border terrorism will be raised, and Pakistan can't continue with terrorism while expecting cooperation in areas of its choosing.

Pakistan breaks agreement with India
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on Saturday evening announced that India and Pakistan reached an understanding to stop all firings and military actions on land, air and sea, with immediate effect, after four days of intense cross-border drone and missile strikes.

Despite the agreement in place, the government sources told ET that the Indus Waters Treaty will be in abeyance as long as terrorism sponsored by Pakistan against India continues.

Only talks with Pakistan will be through the Director General of Military Operations (DGMOs). There is no other issue to discuss, the sources told ET.

After the Pahalgam attack, India had told countries that reached out to New Delhi it would hit terror infrastructure in Pakistan territories.

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