Overview

• The Indian Air Force's Operation Sindoor targeted six Pakistani military sites, including Rahim Yar Khan Airbase, leaving a crater in its runway.
• Pakistan has acknowledged the damage to the dual-use airbase, which is closed for repairs until May 18, underlining its strategic importance.
• Asaduddin Owaisi, AIMIM chief, has praised the operation and criticized Pakistan as a 'failed state,' urging the destruction of its terror infrastructure.
• Owaisi taunted Pakistan's leadership over their reliance on Chinese aircraft, questioning their ability to use the damaged airbase.
• The Pahalgam terror attack on April 22, attributed to Pakistan-sponsored militants, killed 26 and prompted India's military response.