Pakistan Claims It Hit Two Indian Airbases; The Catch -- They Don’t Exist

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• Pakistan Claims It Hit Two Indian Airbases;
• The Catch -- They Don’t Exist Published By, Last Updated: May 20, 2026, 10:16 IST Days after the Pahalgam terror attack, India launched 'Operation Sindoor' and struck nine terror camps operating in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK) Image for representation | Photo credit: PTI Days after the Pahalgam terror attack — which claimed 26 lives — the Indian armed forces launched ‘Operation Sindoor’ and struck nine terror camps operating in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK).
• What followed was an intense military confrontation between the two nations, which came to a halt following a ceasefire in May 2025. Now, a Pakistani military officer has claimed that two Indian airbases were hit during the recent tensions — only the locations he mentioned do not really exist!
• The controversy erupted after Pakistan Air Force officer Air Commodore Aurangzeb Ahmed said, “We were assigned two targets, Rajouri Airbase and...