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Pakistan Admits India's Drone Attack on Nur Khan Airbase
Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister, Ishaq Dar, recently admitted that India's drone attacks during Operation Sindoor hit the Nur Khan Airbase in Pakistan.
He said that out of 80 drone attacks, only one was successful, which hit the airbase.
The attack happened in May 2025, and Dar talked about it in a press conference.
India launched this operation after a terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir.
The airbase suffered significant damage, and many people were injured.
This is a big deal because Pakistan usually doesn't admit when India attacks them.
Some people, like an Indian Army veteran, say Pakistan is hiding the true scale of the damage and casualties.
Satellite images also show that many Pakistani air bases were damaged.
Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar admitted that India's drone attacks during Operation Sindoor hit the Nur Khan Airbase.
Out of 80 drone attacks, only one was successful, causing significant damage to the airbase and injuring personnel.
The attack occurred on May 10, 2025, following India's retaliatory operation against terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
India targeted 11 military installations, including Nur Khan, Rafiqui, Murid, Sukkur, Sialkot, Pasrur, Chunian, Sargodha, Skardu, Bholari, and Jaco-babad.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had previously acknowledged the attack on Nur Khan Airbase in May 2025.
- Who
- Ishaq Dar, Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister
- What
- Admission of India's drone attack on Nur Khan Airbase during Operation Sindoor
- Where
- Nur Khan Air Base in Chaklala, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
- When
- May 10, 2025 (specific date of attack), December 2025 (admission)
- Why
- To acknowledge and downplay the impact of the attacks, following India's retaliatory operation against terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir
Key facts
- Person
- Ishaq Dar (Pakistan Deputy PM and Foreign Minister)
- Event
- Operation Sindoor
- Drone Attacks
- 80
- Successful Attacks
- 1 (Nur Khan airbase)
- Failed Attacks
- 79
- Date of Attack
- May 10, 2025
- Casualties
- Over 50 individuals, including Squadron Leader Usman Yusuf
- Air Bases Targeted
- 11 military installations, including Nur Khan, Rafiqui, Murid, Sukkur, Sialkot, Pasrur, Chunian, Sargodha, Skardu, Bholari, and Jaco-babad
- Satellite Imagery
- Damage confirmed by Maxar Technologies
Timeline
India's strike on Nur Khan Airbase cripples runways, drawing a drone response.
Then, Indian drones hit the Pakistani base in May 2025.
Pakistan's Deputy PM confirms the successful Indian drone strike.
Quotes
Ishaq Dar
Pakistan's Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister
“They (India) sent drones towards Pakistan. In 36 hours, at least 80 drones were sent. We were able to intercept 79 drones out of 80, and only one drone damaged a military installation and personnel were also injured.”
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“That one drone caused damage to a military facility and personnel were injured.”
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Asif Ali Zardari
President of Pakistan
“We possess the strength to retaliate by any means possible.”
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“War is not a child's play.”
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Lt Gen (Retd) KJS Dhillon
Indian Army veteran
“Their own Samaa TV website, on August 14, 2025, published the names of 138 gallantry awardees who were killed in Operation Sindoor and were awarded posthumously. If 138 were awarded posthumously, that means at least 400 to 500 people had died during the operation. For him to say that there were only minor injuries does not add up.”
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Sources
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