The Rahim Yar Khan airbase in Pakistan's Punjab province, which was damaged during the missile strikes as part of Operation Sindoor, launched by India in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack on April 22, continues to be inoperational.
Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) expert Damien Symon, in a social media post, said Pakistan issued a NOTAM, or Notice to Airmen, in this regard.
“Pakistan once again issues a NOTAM for Rahim Yar Khan, the runway struck by India in May 2025 now remains offline estimated till 04 July 2025,” the OSINT expert said in a tweet.
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A few weeks ago, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his first public address in Rajasthan after Operation Sindoor, had claimed that the airbase in Pakistan was destroyed in Indian strikes.
"No one knows when Pakistan's Rahim Yar Khan air base will open again. It is in ICU. The attack has destroyed it," PM Modi had then said.
After the launch of Operation Sindoor, Indian Army Colonel Sophiya Qureshi and Indian Air Force Wing Commander Vyomika Singh had said India had carried out precision strikes on Rafiq, Murid, Chaklala and Rahim Yar Khan airbases in Pakistan.
