The Indian Armed Forces launched Operation Sindoor on May 7, in retaliation for the deadly terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam on April 22, where they targeted terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
Digital Desk: According to a visual analysis by the Washington Post, India’s strikes on Pakistan damaged runways and structures across six airfields, experts said that it was the most significant attacks of their kind in decades of simmering conflicts between the two nations.
The Indian Armed Forces launched Operation Sindoor on May 7, in retaliation for the deadly terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam on April 22, where they targeted terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
A review of over 24 satellite and aftermath videos showed how the strikes heavily damaged three hangars, two runways, and a pair of mobile buildings used by the Pakistan air force. Some of the sites that were hit by India were as deep as 100 miles inside Pakistan.
Walter Ladwig, a senior lecturer in international relations at King’s College London and an expert in South Asian security issues, told the Washington Post that the strikes marked “the most extensive Indian air attacks on Pakistan military infrastructure since the 1971 war”.
Following the strikes, India has said that it has hit 11 bases in Pakistan and termed its actions to be “measured and calibrated”, including the sites where the Washington Post confirmed damage.
Speaking to reporters, Pakistan’s chief military spokesperson, Lt Gen. Ahmed Sharif Chaudhary, said there had been infrastructure damage to bases. However, he did not specify how many bases were hit. The Pakistani Military confirmed on Wednesday that six members of Pakistan’s air force were killed.
Two mobile control centres were destroyed at Nur Khan air base in Rawalpindi, just outside Islamabad. Video from nearby parking lot showed smoke coming out of from the damaged site.
The Nur Khan air base, which is one of the most important in Pakistan, is in close proximity to the Strategic Plans Division, the unit that was responsible for safeguarding the country’s 170 nuclear warheads, stored in facilities across Pakistan.
On Wednesday, the Pakistani military said five members of the air force were killed at Bholari and one at Mushaf. Sheikh Zayed Airport’s Royal Lounge has been damaged significantly, the Washington Post reported, citing Pakistan-based newspaper Dawn.
While addressing the whole nation on Monday, PM Modi said that Operation Sindoor has carved out a benchmark in India’s fight against terrorism and has “set up a new parameter and new normal”.
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