PAKISTAN-RAWALPINDI-AIRBASE-INDIA-MISSILE STRIKES
(250510) -- RAWALPINDI, May 10, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Security personnel patrol on a road leading to Nur Khan Air Base following Indian missile strike in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, May 10, 2025.
India launched missile and drone strikes in multiple areas of Pakistan, including three airbases of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF), and also resorted to unprovoked firing along the international border in eastern Punjab province, Pakistani officials and sources confirmed in the wee hours of Saturday. (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)
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