Pakistan Yet To Reopen Rahim Yar Khan Airbase A Month After Its Runway Was Cratered In Operation Sindoor

Pakistan’s Rahim Yar Khan airbase will remain out of action as a fresh NOTAM (Notice to Airmen) has extended its runway closure until 20 June 2025. 

The runway was initially slated to reopen by 18 May, after a one-week closure.

Pakistan initially claimed the Rahim Yar Khan runway would be fixed in 4-5 hours, but the “Work in Progress” status nearly a month later has sparked ridicule online.

India struck at least 11 Pakistani airbases, including Nur Khan airbase in Rawalpindi, which lies only a few kilometres away from the Pakistan Army headquarters and the Strategic Plans Division, which oversees the country’s nuclear arsenal.