Satellite Images Show Repair Work at Pakistan’s Murid Airbase Months After Indian Strikes
Fresh imagery suggests restoration at the UAV hub hit during Operation Sindoor, with damaged sections now fully covered as evidence of the May 10 IAF strike remains visible.
Months after the Indian Air Force targeted Pakistan’s Murid Airbase during Operation Sindoor on May 10, fresh satellite images indicate that repair activity may be underway at the facility, with the damaged section now concealed under red tarpaulin.
The airbase, which is a key hub for the Pakistan Air Force’s unmanned aerial vehicle operations, appears to have undergone visible changes since the strike. The latest imagery, shared on social media by open-source analyst Damien Symon, shows the entire roof of the affected military command building covered, suggesting ongoing restoration work, whereas earlier images had shown only the strike zone being masked.
Sharing the image on X, Symon wrote, “Updated imagery of a military command building targeted by India at Pakistan's Murid Airbase during the May 2025 conflict now shows a new covering over the entire roof, likely as repairs continue, previously only the impact area was covered.”
India carried out precision strikes against eight airbases, including Murid and Nur Khan facilities across Pakistan.
Post-strike imagery of Murid Airbase, situated in Chakwal district of Pakistan’s Punjab province - roughly 150 km from the Line of Control - revealed significant damage, including a crater nearly three metres in diameter close to what appears to be an underground installation, along with destruction to an adjacent structure.
Separate high-resolution satellite images released by Maxar, comparing conditions before and after the strikes, highlighted extensive damage at Nur Khan Airbase in Rawalpindi. The visuals indicated that two large vehicles, believed to be command-and-control assets, were destroyed, while a structure spread over approximately 7,000 square feet was completely flattened.
Earlier, addressing a joint media briefing organised by the Ministry of External Affairs and Ministry of Defence, Col Sofiya Qureshi and Wing Commander Vyomika Singh had said that Pakistan military targets at Rafiqui, Murid, Chaklala, Rahim Yar Khan, Sukkur and Chunian were engaged using air-launched precision weapons from fighter jets. Radar sites at Pasrur and Sialkot aviation bases were also targeted using precision ammunition.
"Pakistan attempted multiple air intrusions targeting civilian infrastructures and killing some civilians," they said.
To avenge the killings of innocent civilians in the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, Indian forces launched strikes at nine terror hubs located in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (POJK) under Operation Sindoor on May 7.
The forces targeted terror camps of Hizb-ul-Mujahidin (HM, Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) located in both Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir. It included Markaz Subhan Allah, Bahawalpur – JeM, Markaz Taiba, Muridke – LeT, Sarjal, Tehra Kalan – JeM, Mehmoona Joya, Sialkot – HM, Markaz Ahle Hadith, Barnala – LeT, Markaz Abbas, Kotli – JeM, Maskar Raheel Shahid, Kotli – HM, Shawai Nalla Camp, Muzaffarabad – LeT, and Syedna Bilal Camp, Muzaffarabad – JeM.