Rahim Yar Khan Airbase In Tatters As India Retaliates Against Pakistan's Aggression

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Indian armed forces struck Pakistani military airbases in retaliation for unprovoked escalation by Pakistan on Friday night. Rahim Yar Khan airbase was among those destroyed.
As the Indian armed forces struck military targets in Pakistan in retaliation for unprovoked escalation on Friday night, visuals surfaced showing Rahim Yar Khan airbase in tatters.
The video accessed by CNN-News18 depicted chandeliers hanging by a thread, the building completely destroyed, doors broken, and debris scattered on the floor.
This comes as India responded strongly to Pakistan's offensive last night when the Pakistani military sent drones and six ballistic missiles into India, aiming to destroy the Indian military sites and cause civilian casualties. All their projectiles were shot down midair by India's air defence systems, averting a possible catastrophe.
First visuals show Pakistan's Rahim Yar Khan airbase in tatters after India's retaliatory strike'Rahim Yar Khan is an important military base, and an important target for us": Lt Gen (R) Shankar P, Ex-DG, Infantry @RShivshankar | #OperationSindoor #IndiaPakistanTensions … pic.twitter.com/i5KXZziAMC
— News18 (@CNNnews18) May 10, 2025
'In a swift and calibrated response, Indian armed forces carried out a precision strike only at identified military targets. These included technical infrastructure, command and control centre, radar sites, and weapon storage areas. Pakistan military targets at Murid, Chaklala (Rawalpindi), Rahim Yar Khan, Sukkur, and Sunia were engaged using air-launched precision weapons from our fighter aircraft. Radar sites at Pasrur and Sialkot aviation base were also targeted using precision munitions," Wing Commander Singh said at a joint press briefing with Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri earlier in the day.
Last night, India's projectiles hit Pakistan's air force bases in Nur Khan Airbase in Rawalpindi, Rafiqi Airbase in Punjab's Shorkot, and Murid Airbase in Punjab's Chakwal. Strikes were also carried out in Islamabad, Lahore, and Rawalpindi, among others.
The Pakistanis escalated the offensive on Friday night shortly after the IMF, the global moneylender, approved the immediate disbursement of about $1 billion to Islamabad under the ongoing Extended Fund Faci­li­ty, despite India's objection to the funds that were being used to spread terrorism on the Indian side of the border.
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May 10, 2025, 14:50 IST

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