Before and after: Satellite images reveal Operation Sindoor's impact on Pakistan air bases, terror camps

NEW DELHI: Jammu and Kashmir and other border areas remained largely peaceful on the intervening night of May 11 and 12, approximately two days after ceasefire talks.

Meanwhile, Indian forces on Sunday released satellite pictures of bases (before and after) in Pakistan and Pok that suffered heavy losses after India's ' Operation Sindoor .' Indian Air Force said that it successfully executed its assigned tasks with precision and in line with national objectives during the operation.

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"This multi-dimensional operation successfully neutralised terrorist threats, deterred Pakistani aggression, and reinforced India’s zero-tolerance policy toward terrorism, all while maintaining strategic restraint and international support," the Indian forces added.





On May 7, the forces carried out "coordinated precision missile strikes on nine terrorist facilities; four in Pakistan (including Bahawalpur and Muridke) and five in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (such as Muzaffarabad and Kotli). These facilities were key command centres for Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), responsible for attacks like Pulwama (2019) and Mumbai (2008)."






India launched kamikaze drones to destroy Pakistani air defences

"In response to Pakistan’s retaliatory drone and missile attacks on May 7, 8 and 9th 2025, targeting multiple Indian cities and military installations, India launched kamikaze drones to destroy Pakistani air defences across the country, including neutralising air defence system of Lahore," the statement from Indian forces added.


11 bases were damaged in Pakistan

On the intervening night of May 9 and May 10, India’s counter-military actions damaged major air force camps of Pakistan. "Within 3 hours 11 bases were attacked, including Nur Khan, Rafiqui, Murid, Sukkur, Sialkot, Pasrur, Chunian, Sargodha, Skaru, Bholari and Jacobabad," it added.

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The scale of destruction can be clearly seen in the before and after photos of Shahbaz airbase at Jacobabad.

• The Indian forces struck various ammunition depots and bases like Sagodha and Bholari, which housed F-16s and JF-17 fighter jets were hit. This led to the destruction of 20% infrastructure of Pakistan's air force.
• India bombed Pakistan’s Bholari Air Base, killing over 50 people, including Pakistan’s squadron leader Usman Yousuf, 4 airmen among others as well as destroying Pakistan’s fighter jets.
• Throughout Operation Sindoor, multiple terror and military locations across Pakistan were attacked by India.