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New York: A recent New York Times report, backed by high-resolution satellite imagery, indicates that India had a clear tactical advantage over Pakistan during the recent four-day military confrontation—the most extensive hostilities between the two nuclear-armed neighbors in over 50 years.
According to the NYT, satellite images captured before and after the strikes reveal “clear damage” to multiple Pakistani military installations, suggesting India’s strikes were both precise and impactful. The report emphasizes that while both nations engaged in targeted drone and missile attacks, India appears to have inflicted more visible damage on key Pakistani airbases and defense sites.
“Where India appears to have had a clear edge is in its targeting of Pakistan’s military facilities and airfields,” the NYT noted, highlighting how the fighting escalated from symbolic gestures to strategic assaults on defense infrastructure.
One of the most notable strikes was at the Bholari air base, located near Karachi, where visuals confirmed visible damage to an aircraft hangar. Another significant target was the Nur Khan air base, a high-value facility just miles from Pakistan’s army headquarters and nuclear oversight units.
India reportedly executed precise runway strikes at Sargodha air base in Punjab province, and at Rahim Yar Khan air base, which was declared inoperable by Pakistan on May 10 following Indian attacks.
India’s strikes were carried out under Operation Sindoor on May 7, in response to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack that claimed 26 lives. Pakistan retaliated with attempted strikes on Indian bases on May 8, 9, and 10, prompting India to launch further counterattacks on airbases including Rafiqui, Murid, Chaklala, Sukkur, Chunian, and Rahim Yar Khan, as well as radar sites at Pasrur and Sialkot.
Interestingly, while Pakistan claimed to have destroyed India’s Udhampur air base, satellite imagery from May 12 reportedly showed no visible damage, casting doubt on those assertions.
The conflict, characterized by intense cross-border drone and missile warfare, ended in a ceasefire understanding on May 10, following four days of escalating hostilities.
