The four-day military confrontation between India and Pakistan in May 2025 still remains a topic of discussion. In this conflict, Operation Sindoor launched by India has caused huge damage to many important military bases of Pakistan. The most discussed among these was Noor Khan Airbase located in Rawalpindi, the special thing is that Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar publicly admitted for the first time that Noor Khan Airbase was damaged in Indian drone attacks. After this confession, the question arose in the minds of people that who was Noor Khan, in whose name such an important airbase of Pakistan is built. So let us know who was Noor Khan, in whose name the Pakistani airbase was destroyed by India in Operation Sindoor.

Who was Noor Khan?

Noor Khan was not just an army officer, but he was one of the few. Who have played an important role in the air forces of both India and Pakistan. His life started with the Indian Air Force and has reached the post of Chief of the Pakistan Air Force. Interestingly, in the last years of his life, he openly criticized many military policies of Pakistan. Noor Khan was born in 1923. When India and Pakistan were a single country, he studied at the Royal Indian Military College and was commissioned as a pilot officer in the undivided Indian Air Force (IAF) on 6 January 1941.

At that time, there were very few Indian officers in the Indian Air Force, but Noor Khan was considered a very talented and courageous pilot from the beginning. He took flying training on aircraft such as Westland Wapiti, Hawker Hart and Hawker Audax. During World War II he flew many risky missions on the India-Burma front. His fellow officers say that Noor Khan had a passion for flying and he never shied away from flying the most difficult aircraft.

Selection of Pakistan Air Force after partition

At the time of partition of the country in 1947, Noor Khan had a choice. India or Pakistan, his native region had gone to Pakistan and many of his fellow officers were also going to Pakistan Air Force, so he chose Pakistan Air Force (PAF). His career in Pakistan progressed rapidly and in 1965 he became Air Chief Marshal of Pakistan Air Force. Noor Khan was the chief of Pakistan Air Force during the 1965 war. Later he himself admitted that this war was started by Pakistan and the country was not fully prepared for it. However, he also admitted that in post-war Pakistan, propaganda was promoted instead of truth and an impartial review was never conducted. According to him, if the right lessons had been learned from that war, a major defeat like 1971 could have been avoided.

Noor Khan became a critic of Pakistan’s policies

In the last years of his life, Noor Khan became a major critic of Pakistan’s military thinking. He openly said that the 1965 war was Pakistan’s fault, India had only acted in self-defence. India-Pakistan war was not a war of any religion. He also said that the root of Pakistan’s problems lies in its military thinking and repeatedly adopting the path of war.

Noor Khan Airbase and Operation Vermillion

The airbase named after Noor Khan is a major military base of Pakistan. The Indian Air Force targeted this airbase during Operation Sindoor in May 2025. Now Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar has also accepted that this airbase was damaged in Indian drone attacks and the soldiers deployed there were injured. It is, in a way, a paradox of history that decades later, the airbase named after a person who once served the country in the Indian Air Force was targeted by India in a military action.

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The Indian Air Force gave a befitting reply to Pakistan during Operation Sindoor. The Air Force had targeted several locations of the Pakistani Army. It also included Nurkhan Airbase. Pakistan has started preparing this airbase. According to the NDTV report, the Pak government has started fixing the destroyed bases. Some pictures of this have also been revealed.

Actually Maxar Technology has released some pictures of Nurkhan Airbase. This clearly shows that the Pak government has started the exercise to prepare the base. Noorkhan is a strategic place for Pakistan from a strategic point of view. It is located just 25 km from Islamabad. Operation Sindoor, which took place in May this year, had frightened in Pakistan. The big reason for this was that the Indian Air Force targeted the important bases of the Pak Army.

Nurkhan airbase havoc during Operation Sindoor

Pictures of Nurkhan Airbase were revealed after vermilion. It was revealed that the airbase’s runway had become pits. At the same time, a large part of the campus had collapsed. The weapons and aircraft kept on the base were also damaged. India had attacked with missiles and drones here, but it was not revealed which missile was used by the Air Force.

According to the report, during Operation Sindoor, the BrahMos missiles were fired from the Indian Air Force Sukhoi-30 fighter jets, while the scalp missiles were launched from Rafale aircraft.

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Operation Sindoor: Pakistan Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar confessed in an interview that India had destroyed his airbase. However, he also said that when the Indian Army started the attack, Saudi Prince Faisal bin Salman talked to him within the next 45 minutes and asked brother, should he talk to India’s Foreign Minister S Jaishankar and appeal to stop the attack and inform them that Pakistan is ready to stop. Faisal bin Salman also said that I came to know that you have spoken to US Defense Minister Marco Rubio. Ishaq Dar said that Faisal bin Salman called him 20-25 times and told that he had been talking to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar.

In an interview to Geo News, Ishaq Dar’s Halia statement clearly shows how the condition of Pakistani had worsened during Operation Sindoor. To help him, a Muslim country came forward before America and offered to normalize the situation. Apart from this, Ishaq Dar also said that his government had also appealed to America to stop the attack being carried out by India. Let me tell you that India had destroyed many of his airbase in response to the Pakistani attack after Operation Sindoor, in which several areas including Rawalpindi Airport targeted BrahMos missile. This has been revealed by Ishaq Dar himself.

Evidence found through satellite image
India targeted terrorist bases on Pakistan and Pakistan occupied Kashmir on the night of 7 May during Operation Sindoor. 100 terrorists were confirmed in the attack. In response to this attack, the Pakistani army started an attack from across the border in violation of the ceasefire. After this, accelerating the Indian Army attack, many airbase of Pakistan was targeted, in which the neighboring country suffered a lot of damage. Evidence of this was also given through satellite image.

Operation Sindoor: Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar confirmed that India had attacked Noor Khan Airbase and Shorkot Airbase in two important airbase-Rawalpindi in Pakistan during Operation Sindoor. These airstrikes were carried out by India on 7 May. Earlier, the Pakistani government and the Pak army have refused to respond several times about the damage caused by India’s attacks. However, now when the Foreign Minister of Pakistan himself has said this, the whole lie of Pakistan has come in front of the world. Talking on Pakistan’s private news TV channel Geo News, Ishaq Dar revealed that the attacks took place at the same time when Pakistan was preparing to retaliate, which meant that India took fast action and shocked them.

Operation Sindoor on behalf of India was a response to the cruel terrorist attack on April 22 in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, under which the terrorist bases on Pakistan and Pakistan occupied Kashmir (POK) were targeted only with the help of accurate, napi-tall attack. Dar also revealed that within 45 minutes of the Indian attacks, Saudi Prince Faisal bin Salman personally approached him. Dar told Jio News, “Saudi Prince Faisal bin Salman called and asked if he could tell India’s Foreign Minister S Jaishankar that Pakistan is ready to stop.

Pakistani dy PM ishaq dar admits

> It went begging to saudi and us that Pakistan was ready to stop! So pak surrendered not bharat ..

> Pakistan Admits Nur Khan & Other Bases We Hit Hard By India .. So op sindoor was not chut put or a failure or surrender

So let’s put it… pic.twitter.com/8t6xor2qxk

– Shehzad Jai Hind (Modi Ka Parivar) (@SheHzad_Ind) June 19, 2025

Pakistan’s old claim refutation
Saudi Prince Faisal bin Salman, to calm the situation, Indian Foreign Minister S.K. Wanted to talk to Jaishankar. This shows that Riyadh played a quiet, but important role in an attempt to reduce tension between India and Pakistan. Dar said that Pakistan had also approached America in the hope of stopping the military attack on behalf of India. The confession of Dar also denies the claims made by Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif and other top officials of Pakistan, who claimed that Pakistan has given a strong reply to India, but now Prime Minister Sharif has also admitted that India fired several areas including Rawalpindi Airport and fired BrahMos missile.

Pakistan shocked by Indian attack
Pakistani PM Shahbaz Sharif recently said in an interview, “India carried out BrahMos missile attacks and targeted various provinces of Pakistan including Rawalpindi Airport and other places.” He admitted that Pakistan had planned a counter-attack on May 10 at 4:30 am, but on the night of 9-10 May, the second round of attacks of India thwarted those plans.

Operation Sindoor: The Pakistani Army Chief Asim Munir, who spewed poison against India, has not been seen since Operation Sindoor. Scared of India’s retaliation, Asim Munir has now had to take refuge in the bunker.

According to the CNN-NEWS18 report, Pakistan’s Army Chief General Asim Munir, who was nervous of India’s accurate attacks on Noor Khan airbase during Operation Sindoor, has been shifted to a strong bunker at the General Headquarter (GHQ) in Rawalpindi.

Anger among officers due to shift to Asim Munir’s bunker
Sources say that shifting the Army Chief to the bunker not only reflects the strategic response, but also shows the psychological impact of India’s deep penetration on Pakistan’s military leadership. The feeling of insecurity among the top officials of Pakistan has increased by temporarily sending Asim Munir to the bunker. Now reports are indicating that the operational base will be transferred to reduce weaknesses in the future.

Noor Khan base attack strongly
Noor Khan Airbase, just 10 km from Islamabad and the headquarters of the Air Mobility Command of Pakistan, was one of the major goals in India, which India targeted in response to the attacks on India’s military establishments and civil infrastructure. According to the satellite photographs of India’s Kava Space, Noor Khan base has suffered serious damage. Fuel trucks were destroyed in India’s attack. The roof of the warehouse was damaged and the debris shattered near the runway.

The airbase has important assets such as Saab Ari Monitoring System, IL-78 fueling aircraft and C-130 transporter. The C-130B/E aircraft has suffered a lot in the attack, which has greatly affected the movement of aerial logistics and VIPs of Pakistan. Between 8 and 10 May, Indian Air Force fighter aircraft attacked 11 military air bases in Pakistan.

DGMO Lt Gen Rajiv Ghai said that within 3 hours India attacked 11 locations including Noor Khan, Rafiki, Murid, Sukkur, Sialkot, Pasroor, Chunion, Sargodha, Scaru, Bholari and Jacobabad.

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