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News Topical, Digital Desk : Pakistan has attacked more than 20 cities of India with drones for the second consecutive day on Friday. There is also news of the use of Turkish-made drones in this. Now India has again taken a big retaliatory action. In response, India also attacked Pakistan with missiles at midnight and in this attack, the operational airbase of Pakistan Air Force has been targeted. It is being told that there were 3 Pakistan airbase centers in this Indian attack. Heavy destruction is expected in these. Murid Airbase, Rafiki Airbase, Noor Khan Airbase are included in this. Apart from this, Pakistan has many more operational airbases, information related to which you will get here.
pakistan airbases
The Pakistan Air Force is divided into three geographical commands. There is the Northern Air Command (NAC) in Peshawar, Central Air Command (CAC) in Lahore and Southern Air Command (SAC) in Karachi. Apart from this, there are two functional commands - Air Force Strategic Command (AFSC) in Islamabad and Air Defense Command (ADC) in Rawalpindi. The Pakistan Air Force has a total of 21 operational air bases, of which 13 are flying bases and 8 are non-flying bases. Flying bases are operational bases from where aircraft can take off at any time, whether it is peace time or war. In comparison, the Indian Air Force (IAF) currently has about 66 air stations, including 47 wings and 19 FBSUs. Most of the operational bases of the Pakistan Air Force are fully functional bases, from where aircraft take off even on normal days. Let us tell you about the 13 flying operational bases.
These three airbases were attacked Murid Airbase
It is a Pakistani Air Force base located in Murid, Chakwal, Punjab. It comes under the Northern Air Command. It has a 9,000 feet asphalt runway. There is no permanent unit at this base. . It is located in the Punjab province of Pakistan and is strategically important due to its proximity to the Indo-Pak border. Murid Airbase is an important operational base for the Pakistan Air Force, from where various types of fighter aircraft and drone operations are conducted. In recent years, new hangar facilities have been built at this airbase, increasing the capability of UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) operations. Murid Airbase is also mentioned in the context of the Indo-Pak War of 1971, when the Indian Air Force attacked various military bases of Pakistan. Although the attack on Murid Airbase is not confirmed in the relevant military documents, this airbase has been in the news due to its strategic importance.
Rafiki Airbase
Formerly known as PAF Base Shorkot, this airbase is located near Shorkot in Jhang district of Punjab. It is about 337 km south of Islamabad. The base has a 10,000 foot long runway and a parallel taxiway that can be used for emergency landing and recovery of aircraft. The base is named in honour of Squadron Leader Sarfraz Ahmad Rafiqui, a decorated fighter pilot who led raids during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. In the 1965 war the IAF attacked Pakistan's most fortified base and destroyed 10 aircraft. It is designated No. 34 (Tactical Attack) Wing under the Central Air Command. The base operates No. 15 TA, No. 22 OCU, No. 25 TA, No. 27 TA and No. 83 SAR (Alouette III) units. Essentially it is a Mirage III airbase.
Noor Khan, Chaklala Airbase
This airbase was established as RAF Station Chaklala. It is located in Chaklala, Rawalpindi, Punjab. Until a few years ago, Benazir Bhutto International Airport was part of this airbase. It is now closed. Parachute training operations were carried out here during World War II. Later it became the PAF's transport hub from where a fleet of various transport aircraft operated. During the 2005 Pakistan earthquake, 300 United States troops as well as US aircraft were deployed to Chaklala to assist in relief efforts. The US has reportedly had a permanent military presence at Chaklala since late 2001 to handle logistics efforts and other movements in connection with the war in Afghanistan. In 2009, the first of the PAF's four Il-78 aerial refueling tanker aircraft was delivered to PAF Base Chaklala and No. 10 MRTT (Multi Role Tanker Transport) Squadron was established there. The base was renamed from PAF Base Chaklala to PAF Base Nur Khan in 2012 in memory of its first base commander, Air Marshal Nur Khan, who was also the second Pakistani chief of the PAF.
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