More than six months after India and Pakistan clashed in a brief but intense four-day conflict, the scale of destruction suffered by Pakistan’s military infrastructure is becoming increasingly difficult for Islamabad to conceal. Despite repeated claims by the Pakistani establishment that it “won” the May confrontation, fresh satellite-based assessments paint a drastically different picture—one of slow, painful, and incomplete recovery. The revelations come from renowned OSINT analyst Damien Symon, whose earlier disclosures played a major role in confirming India’s strike on Pakistan’s nuclear weapons depot at Kirana Hills during Operation Sindoor.
Symon’s latest analysis suggests that Pakistan is still wrestling with the aftermath of India’s precision strikes. His recent posts on X show that Pakistan has started constructing a completely new structure at Rawalpindi’s Nur Khan Airbase—a facility that was one of the prime targets during India’s retaliatory operations. The damaged site appears to be undergoing a full rebuild rather than routine maintenance, indicating the severity of the impact delivered by Indian missiles. This development directly contradicts Pakistan’s official narrative, which insists that Indian strikes caused negligible or superficial damage.
The situation is similar at the Jacobabad Airbase in northern Sindh, another installation hit during the May conflict. Satellite imagery analysed by Symon shows the hangar damaged by Indian missiles still out of service, with its roof removed piece by piece over several months. According to Symon, this phased dismantling indicates prolonged inspection of internal structural damage and reveals that Pakistan has not yet reached the stage of full reconstruction. Such extended delays underscore the depth of impairment caused by Indian precision-guided munitions.
Operation Sindoor, India’s calibrated response to the Pakistan-backed Pahalgam terror attack of April 2025, targeted 11 military installations deep inside Pakistani territory. Among these were major Pakistan Air Force bases—Murid, Mushaf, Rafiqui, Bholari, Sialkot, Qadri, and Sukkur—in addition to Jacobabad and Nur Khan. The intention was clear: degrade Pakistan’s ability to launch further attacks by striking its most critical air and strategic assets. Indian Air Force Wing Commander Vyomika Singh stated in May that Pakistan suffered “very heavy” and “unsustainable losses,” both on the ground and in the air, after initiating hostile action against Indian targets.
The strike on Nur Khan Airbase in Chaklala, located close to the Strategic Plans Division—the nerve centre of Pakistan’s nuclear weapons management—was of exceptional importance. The fact that Pakistan is now rebuilding infrastructure at the very site is further proof of the strike’s precision and scale. This assessment also aligns with a major admission made by Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who conceded that Indian missiles successfully hit key facilities, including Nur Khan Airbase, during Operation Sindoor. His acknowledgement shattered Pakistan’s early boasts that it had intercepted or neutralised India’s attacks.
In another significant disclosure earlier this year, Symon released a Google Earth image from the Sargodha region that appeared to show the impact point of India’s strike on the Kirana Hills nuclear depot. That strike, according to defence experts, demonstrated New Delhi’s capability and willingness to target Pakistan’s most sensitive strategic infrastructure if compelled by cross-border terrorism.
Symon, a respected analyst from The Intel Lab, is well-known for his detailed examinations of public satellite images and OSINT sources to verify claims in conflict zones—especially those involving India and Pakistan. His latest findings highlight a growing gap between Pakistan’s official rhetoric and on-ground realities. The prolonged reconstruction timelines suggest not only the scale of India’s damage but also Pakistan’s strained financial and logistical capacity to restore high-value military assets.
As the region continues to evaluate the long-term implications of Operation Sindoor, one conclusion is becoming increasingly clear: India’s coordinated strikes achieved significant strategic objectives, while Pakistan’s recovery remains slow, incomplete, and deeply revealing of its vulnerabilities.
