How India Selected Which Pakistani Airbases To Attack: Rafiqui, Murid, and Rawalpindi
New Delhi: In response to Pakistan’s careless drone and missile assaults against civilian areas and military infrastructure in India’s western sector, India Air Force fighter planes hit Pakistan Air Force sites at Rafiqui, Murid, and Chaklala early this morning.
Wing Commander Vyomika Singh stated during a government briefing that India’s precision strikes were limited to military targets. The precision munitions that our fighter aircraft released into the air were used to hit Pakistani military sites at Rafiqui, Murid, Chaklala, Rahim Yar Khan, Sukkur, and Chunian. Precision munitions were also used to target radar sites at Pasrur and the Sialkot aviation base. India made sure there was as little collateral harm as possible while implementing these remedies,” she said.
India carefully selected its targets. The goal was to render Pakistan incapable of carrying out aerial assaults with fighter jets and drones. Pakistan’s long-range strike and air reconnaissance capabilities have probably been impacted by the attack on these important air force bases.
Nur Khan, Pakistan Air Force Base
Rawalpindi is home to the Nur Khan Air Base, formerly known as PAF Base Chaklala. This airbase, which houses Pakistan’s Air Mobility Command, is the hub of the country’s aerial mobility.
Indian Air Force authorities claim that the Nur Khan airbase was crucial in organizing Pakistan’s cross-border drone and missile operations within the past 72 hours. The Saab 2000 airborne early warning and control aircraft, which is housed at this airbase, is thought to have been crucial to Pakistan’s aerial assaults on Indian cities.
Pakistan Air Force Base, Rafiqui
Punjab province is home to the Pakistan Air Force installation at Rafiqui. It serves as a training facility for missions in Punjab and Kashmir and is home to cutting-edge fighter squadrons of JF-17 and Mirage aircraft. There has been a lot of air activity in the last several days between the two nations’ fighter jets, and Pakistan’s aerial attacks on India are probably mostly due to the Rafiqui airbase. The goal of targeting this airbase was to interfere with Pakistan’s ability to launch attacks. Like Murid and Chaklala, Rafiqui was the target of precision weaponry fired from the air.
Murid, Pakistan Air Force Base
Pakistan’s drone activities are based out of the Murid airfield in Punjab province. This airbase is home to the Turkish-built Bayraktar TB2 and Akinci as well as Pakistan’s homegrown Shahpar-I drone. Pakistan has crossed the border with hundreds of drones in the last two days. Apparently assigned to gather intelligence and locate Indian positions, many of these were unarmed. But some of them were armed. The Indian air defense system shot down the majority of these drones.
Wing Commander Singh stated during today’s briefing that all hostile acts have been successfully repelled and that the Indian military is prepared. “Indian armed forces reiterate their commitment to non-escalation, provided it is reciprocated by the Pakistan military.”
Following India’s Operation Sindoor, which involved precision airstrikes on terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir in retaliation for the Pahalgam terror assaults that claimed the lives of 26 innocent people, Pakistan has initiated rash aerial attacks.