An Indian loitering munition — a drone — did indeed strike Pakistan’s Kirana Hills, a nuclear hub of the Pakistani armed forces during Operation Sindoor last year, though the strike was not deliberate.
Ending the mystery over what happened at Kirana Hills, the former Chief of Defence Staff, General Anil Chauhan, clarified that an Indian loitering munition — likely an Israeli-designed Harop drone — was searching for radars.
Satellite imagery, first aired by NDTV, revealed a large, jagged breach torn through the roof of the structure, with a dark, caved-in space visible beneath. “The Chief had asked me whether he should strike Sargodha. One of the targets he had identified was Skardu. Wreckage was strewn across the apron connecting the hangar to the runway, indicating the blast had thrown debris outward. The damage appeared tightly contained to that one building, pointing to a precise strike.
Because of bad weather, the General also confirmed that the Indian Air Force (IAF) had been cleared to launch an attack on Skardu in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK), a mission which was scrubbed.
I said, ‘Go ahead’ and added, ‘Please identify two more targets. We gave a yes, but after some time, the weather was bad in Skardu, and they had to change over to Bholari,” said General Chauhan.
