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Riazat Butt, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2025
The Indian missiles targeted Nur Khan air base in the garrison city of Rawalpindi, Murid air base in Chakwal city and Rafiqui air base in the Jhang district of eastern Punjab province, according to the spokesman.
—Munir Ahmed, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2025
Doha will invest $10 billion in a U.S. military facility and purchase $42 billion in weapons from the U.S., Trump said Thursday during a speech at a U.S. military air base in Qatar.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
On May 10, Pakistan issued a notice for Rahim Yar Khan air base saying that the runway was not operational.
—Agnes Chang, New York Times, 14 May 2025
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Indian missiles Saturday targeted the Nur Khan air base in Pakistan’s garrison city of Rawalpindi, near the capital, Islamabad; Murid air base in Chakwal city and Rafiqui air base in the Jhang district of eastern Punjab province, according to Pakistan’s military spokesman.
—Riazat Butt, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2025
The Indian missiles targeted Nur Khan air base in the garrison city of Rawalpindi, Murid air base in Chakwal city and Rafiqui air base in the Jhang district of eastern Punjab province, according to the spokesman.
—Munir Ahmed, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2025
Doha will invest $10 billion in a U.S. military facility and purchase $42 billion in weapons from the U.S., Trump said Thursday during a speech at a U.S. military air base in Qatar.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
On May 10, Pakistan issued a notice for Rahim Yar Khan air base saying that the runway was not operational.
—Agnes Chang, New York Times, 14 May 2025
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