New satellite images show damage caused to Pakistan air bases under Operation Sindoor

The high-resolution, before and after satellite images provided by Maxar show the destruction and damage caused to Pakistan air bases under Operation Sindoor.

Updated on: May 28, 2025, 18:27:43 IST

By Rezaul H Laskar

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New satellite imagery has revealed the extent of damage caused by India’s military strikes of May 10 at Pakistan’s Murid and Nur Khan airbases, which are among the country’s frontline facilities.

Murid air base in Pakistan before and after India's strikes under Operation Sindoor (Maxar Technologies )

The high-resolution, before and after satellite images provided by Maxar show the destruction of two large trucks, thought to be command and control vehicles, and the demolition of a nearly 7,000 sq ft structure at Nur Khan Airbase located in Rawalpindi.

This airbase is located close to both the Pakistan Army’s General Headquarters and the Strategic Plans Division, which is responsible for overseeing the nuclear arsenal.

Pakistan's Nur Khan airbase before and after India's strikes under Operation Sindoor (Maxar Technologies.)

India’s military conducted strikes on eight Pakistani airbases, including Murid and Nur Khan airbases, on May 10 in retaliation for Pakistani attacks on a range of military facilities earlier the same day. Hours after the Indian strikes, the two sides reached an understanding on halting firing and military actions late in the afternoon of May 10.

The images of Murid airbase, located at Chakwal in Pakistan’s Punjab province and about 150 km from the Line of Control (LoC), show a nearly three-metre-wide crater caused by the strike at a short distance from what appears to be an underground facility and damage to another structure.

Pakistan's murid air base before and after Operation Sindoor (Maxar Technologies)

The underground facility is heavily fortified, suggesting that the location serves as a storage site for specialised equipment or as a shelter for personnel, according to experts who have examined the images.

Murid airbase plays a crucial role in the operations of the Pakistan Air Force's unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Rezaul H Laskar
Rezaul Hasan Laskar is Foreign Editor with the Hindustan Times, which he joined in 2015. He began as a journalist in his hometown of Shillong in northeast India and has worked in newspapers and wire services over the years. He moved to New Delhi in 1997 and initially focused on defence, national security, Jammu and Kashmir and the northeast, while also working of foreign policy and international relations. He has been part of the media delegation accompanying PMs on foreign visits and has reported from destinations ranging from Tibet to Ukraine. Between 2007 and 2013, he was the Press Trust of India correspondent in Pakistan, one of only two Indian journalists allowed to report from the country. He extensively covered Pakistan’s domestic politics and the life of the common people, as well as the fallout of the 2008 Mumbai attacks on India-Pakistan relations and the subsequent trial in Pakistan of the suspects involved in the attack. As part of his reportage in Pakistan, he travelled the breadth of the country, from the Swat Valley to Balochistan. Reza’s first gig in journalism was writing a weekly music column, and music – especially classic rock – remains a keen interest. He is also a movie buff and a keen photographer.Read More

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