New satellite images from Google Earth suggest that India may have struck a highly sensitive area in Pakistan, known as Kirana Hills, during a military operation in May 2025. Kirana Hills, located in Pakistan’s Sargodha district, is believed to be a key site for Pakistan’s nuclear weapons storage and testing.
Back in May, India launched Operation Sindoor to respond to the brutal killing of Indian tourists in Jammu & Kashmir’s Pahalgam, an attack linked to Pakistan-based terrorist groups. During this operation, India used about 15 BrahMos missiles and other precision weapons to target important Pakistani military sites.
One of these targets appears to have been Kirana Hills, although Indian authorities initially denied hitting that location. At a press conference on May 12, Air Marshal AK Bharti even joked when asked about it, saying they didn’t know nuclear weapons were kept there. However, his smile during the response went viral, leading to more speculation.
Now, recent images analyzed by satellite expert Damien Symon show a missile impact on Kirana Hills, along with repaired runways at nearby Sargodha Airbase (now called Mushaf Airbase), hinting at damage from Indian strikes.
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Kirana Hills is a heavily protected area that Pakistan reportedly uses for nuclear research and underground storage. While the missile impact was on one side of a hill, Symon believes it wasn’t a deep strike but possibly a warning shot, since the more sensitive parts like tunnels were untouched.
India’s operation also damaged 11 out of Pakistan’s 13 airbases, causing a major hit to its air defence system. The fast repair work seen at the Sargodha base shows how important that location is to Pakistan’s military.
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Meanwhile, Pakistan had falsely claimed it hit India’s Adampur airbase, destroying an Indian jet and an S-400 air defence system. But Symon proved this was not true by sharing older satellite images showing the Indian aircraft was just under maintenance. Later, Prime Minister Modi visited the Adampur base, standing in front of the S-400 system, clearly proving it was not damaged.
