The Indian Army has destroyed Sargodha airbase of Pakistan on Saturday. Mushaf Airbase is in Sargodha in Pakistan’s Punjab province. It is named after No. 38 (Tactical) Wing.
The border tension between India and Pakistan seems not to be stopping anytime soon. Since Operation Sindoor, severe action has been going on at the borders and the Indian Armed Forces are constantly retaliating. On the night of 9 and 10 May, Pakistan attacked India with drones and missiles, but India completely foiled all the attacks. After Rahim Yar Khan Airbase, another airbase of Pakistan has come into discussion. Recently, a video has surfaced, which is said to be of the Sargodha airbase of Pakistan, which has now turned into smoke due to the attack by Indian Army.
It is significant to note that on Saturday morning, addressing the special briefing on Operation Sindoor, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri and Colonel Sofiya Qureshi informed that India destroyed around six airbases of Pakistan and Sargodha Airbase was not one of them.
About Mushaf, Sargodha Airbase
Mushaf Airbase is in Sargodha in Pakistan’s Punjab province. It is named after No. 38 (Tactical) Wing. It is under the Central Air Command and also houses the Command Headquarters. Until 2003, it was known as PAF Base Sargodha. It was later renamed in honour of former base commander and Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Mushaf Ali Mir, whose aircraft crashed during a routine flight near Kohat in the same year. The base houses the Combat Commanders School (CCS), which is meant for research and development in the field of tactics, weapon system employment and standardisation and evaluation of various units.
The CCS has three squadrons. The ‘Skybolts’ are currently flying the Dassault Mirage III/5, the ‘Dashings’ are currently flying the Chengdu F-7P and the ‘Dragons’ are currently flying the JF-17. CCS personnel make annual visits to PAF fighter squadrons to review and improve combat capabilities. The Squadron Combat Upgradation Programme (SCUP) was initiated in June 1990. SCUP was subsequently replaced by the regular Exercise Saffron Bandit in 1992. The airbase houses No. 9 MR (F-16 A/B), No. 24 EW (Falcon 20 F/G), CCS F-16 A/B, CCS F-7P, CCS Mirage 5PA, CCS JF-17, No. 29 MR F-16 A/B, No. 82 SAR Unit with Alouettes.
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