India-Pakistani conflict: The Indian CEO of Air Operations (DGAO), Air Marshal AK Bharti, on Monday, May 12, confirmed that the Indian armed forces did not focus nuclear facilities in Kirana Hills in Pakistan.
Air Marshal Bharti, answered the question of a reporter at a special press conference of Military Operations (DGMOS) in the National Capital, noted: “Thank you for telling us that Kirana Hills is a nuclear installation. We didn’t know about it.
Air Marshala Bharti’s comments came in the middle of extensive speculations and demands on social media, indicating that India has hit the Pakistan Musphian Air Base in Sargodha, which is reportedly associated with underground nuclear storage in Kirana Hills.
Where are Kirana Hills?
Kirana Hills is a huge rock mountain range and a designated area under the Pakistani Ministry of Defense in the Sargodha district in the province of Pandjab in the country. Locally referred to as the “Montenegro” due to its brownish terrain, it stretches between the black neighborhood of Rabwah and the city of Sargodha and is part of the Air Force Mushaf base.
Military importance of hills of kirana
In the 1970s of the 20th century, the Pakistani Ministry of Defense took control of the hills of Kirana and transformed the harsh terrain into a key center for radar operations and weapons testing. Over time, the site has become deeply embedded in the country’s nuclear research effort. According to a blog report, this area continues to serve strategic military purposes and organizes an active radar station Pakistan.
History Kirana Hills
Reportedly, Kirana Hills, whose origin follows back to the geological surveys of the British era, has long captured scientists and strategists. While originally studied colonial geologists for their unique rock formations, hills gained importance in the age of 70, when the Pakistani Army Corps began to use for military and nuclear research purposes.
Until the 80s and 90s.
India retaliation strokes; SINDOOR OPERATION
On Sunday on a joint press briefing, Bharti’s aerial marshal revealed visual evidence representing the extensive destruction caused by Pakistani air defense systems, military airports and other strategic places.
Indian retaliatory strikes followed after an attempt for 26 Indian places in Pakistan, including the foundations of the Air Force in Udhampur, Pathankot and Adamprs, on the night of 9 – 10 May.
The Indian contraction came under the codenary appointment of the “Sindoor Operation”, which began on May 7 in retaliation for a terrorist attack 22. April in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, who killed 26 people, mostly tourists.
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