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India launches drone attacks on three air bases in Pakistan in retaliation

May 10, 2025 08:01 AM IST

Nur Khan air base in Rawalpindi, where the Pakistan military has its headquarters, is around 10 kilometres from Islamabad.

India launched a wave of drones targeting three air bases -- including one on the outskirts of Islamabad overnight – as the conflict between the nuclear-armed neighbours spiralled toward full-blown war.

Security personnel stands guard near the Karachi Port in Karachi on May 9, 2025, amid the ongoing border tensions between India and Pakistan.(AFP)

Pakistan, early on Saturday, claimed that its three airbases were targeted by Indian missiles and drones.  Pakistan military spokesperson Lt Gen Ahmad Sharif Chaudhry told a hurriedly called press conference in Islamabad around 4am that Nur Khan (Chaklala, Rawalpindi), Murid (Chakwal) and Rafiqui (Shorkot in Jhang district) airbases of Pakistan Air Force were targeted.

Pakistan's retaliation is expected, said Indian military sources.

The Indian strikes come amid heightened tensions with India over its 'Operation Sindoor', a retaliation for a terror attack that killed 26 people in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam on April 22.

Nur Khan air base in Rawalpindi, where the Pakistan military has its headquarters, is around 10 kilometres from the capital Islamabad.

Chaudhry said this is a "sinister act of India pushing the region into lethal war and Pakistan will respond to this aggression. India should wait for our response".

 
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