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==2012 terrorist attack==
==2012 terrorist attack==
On 16 August 2012, nine [[Tehrik-e-Taliban]] militants assaulted PAF Base Minhas on No 3 Sqn AEW&C at about 2&nbsp;am. They came here to take tea from 3 Sqn canteen. After a pitched battle all nine attackers were killed while two Pakistani security officials also died.<ref>{{cite news|title=Kamra base attack: Soldier succumbs to injuries, takes death toll to 2|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/423315/kamra-base-attack-soldier-succumbs-to-injuries-takes-death-toll-to-2|access-date=7 March 2022|newspaper=The Express Tribune (newspaper)|date=17 August 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Taliban attacks major Pakistani air base, 10 dead|url=https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Latest-News-Wires/2012/0816/Taliban-attacks-major-Pakistani-air-base-10-dead|access-date=7 March 2022|newspaper=The Christian Science Monitor (newspaper)|date=16 August 2012}}</ref><ref name=Geo/> The militants also destroyed one [[Saab 2000]] [[Erieye]] plane<ref>{{cite news|title=Tax-payers kept in the dark about loss of plane worth $250m|url=http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-2-159025-Tax-payers-kept-in-the-dark-about-loss-of-plane-worth-$250m|accessdate=20 June 2013|newspaper=[[The News International]]|date=9 February 2013}}</ref> and damaged one<ref>{{cite news|last=Ansari|first=Usman|title=Pakistani Air Force Wary of Terrorist Threat to Airbases|url=http://www.defensenews.com/article/20140401/DEFREG03/304010034/Pakistani-Air-Force-Wary-Terrorist-Threat-Airbases|archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20140406060546/http://www.defensenews.com/article/20140401/DEFREG03/304010034/Pakistani-Air-Force-Wary-Terrorist-Threat-Airbases|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 April 2014|access-date=7 March 2022|publisher=Defense News website|date=1 April 2014}}</ref> or two others.<ref>{{cite web|title=Aerial Eyes: Pakistan’s New AWACS Fleets|url=https://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/sweden-finalizes-saab-2000-aewc-contract-with-pakistan-02377/|work=defenseindustrydaily.com|date=10 April 2013|access-date=7 March 2022}}</ref>
On 16 August 2012, nine [[Tehrik-e-Taliban]] militants assaulted PAF Base Minhas at about 2&nbsp;am. After a pitched battle all nine attackers were killed while two Pakistani security officials also died.<ref>{{cite news|title=Kamra base attack: Soldier succumbs to injuries, takes death toll to 2|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/423315/kamra-base-attack-soldier-succumbs-to-injuries-takes-death-toll-to-2|access-date=7 March 2022|newspaper=The Express Tribune (newspaper)|date=17 August 2012}}</ref> The base commander, Air Commodore Muhammad Azam, was reported wounded in the attack as well.<ref>{{cite news|title=Taliban attacks major Pakistani air base, 10 dead|url=https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Latest-News-Wires/2012/0816/Taliban-attacks-major-Pakistani-air-base-10-dead|access-date=7 March 2022|newspaper=The Christian Science Monitor (newspaper)|date=16 August 2012}}</ref><ref name=Geo/> The militants also destroyed one [[Saab 2000]] [[Erieye]] plane<ref>{{cite news|title=Tax-payers kept in the dark about loss of plane worth $250m|url=http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-2-159025-Tax-payers-kept-in-the-dark-about-loss-of-plane-worth-$250m|accessdate=20 June 2013|newspaper=[[The News International]]|date=9 February 2013}}</ref> and damaged one<ref>{{cite news|last=Ansari|first=Usman|title=Pakistani Air Force Wary of Terrorist Threat to Airbases|url=http://www.defensenews.com/article/20140401/DEFREG03/304010034/Pakistani-Air-Force-Wary-Terrorist-Threat-Airbases|archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20140406060546/http://www.defensenews.com/article/20140401/DEFREG03/304010034/Pakistani-Air-Force-Wary-Terrorist-Threat-Airbases|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 April 2014|access-date=7 March 2022|publisher=Defense News website|date=1 April 2014}}</ref> or two others.<ref>{{cite web|title=Aerial Eyes: Pakistan’s New AWACS Fleets|url=https://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/sweden-finalizes-saab-2000-aewc-contract-with-pakistan-02377/|work=defenseindustrydaily.com|date=10 April 2013|access-date=7 March 2022}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 13:22, 2 December 2022

Kamra Airbase
Summary
Airport typeMilitary
OwnerGovernment of Pakistan
OperatorPakistan Air Force
LocationKamra
Commander

Air Commodore

Shahryar Khan
Occupants
Elevation AMSL1,023 ft / 312 m
Coordinates33°52′8″N 72°24′3″E / 33.86889°N 72.40083°E / 33.86889; 72.40083
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
12/30 9,950 3,033 Asphalt

Minhas Airbase or Kamra Airbase (IATA: ATG, ICAO: OPMS) is a PAF Airbase located at Kamra, Attock District, Punjab, Pakistan. It was named in the honour of Pilot Officer Rashid Minhas, who was awarded the Nishan-e-Haider for valor in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. Pakistan Aeronautical Complex is located in Minhas Airbase which manufactures aircraft like CAC/PAC JF-17 Thunder, PAC MFI-17 Mushshak, Hongdu JL-8. It also rebuilds aircraft like the Dassault Mirage and Chengdu F-7.[1]

2012 terrorist attack

On 16 August 2012, nine Tehrik-e-Taliban militants assaulted PAF Base Minhas at about 2 am. After a pitched battle all nine attackers were killed while two Pakistani security officials also died.[2] The base commander, Air Commodore Muhammad Azam, was reported wounded in the attack as well.[3][1] The militants also destroyed one Saab 2000 Erieye plane[4] and damaged one[5] or two others.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Operation completed at Kamra base, all 8 militants killed". Geo TV News website. 1 July 2011. Archived from the original on 18 August 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Kamra base attack: Soldier succumbs to injuries, takes death toll to 2". The Express Tribune (newspaper). 17 August 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Taliban attacks major Pakistani air base, 10 dead". The Christian Science Monitor (newspaper). 16 August 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Tax-payers kept in the dark about loss of plane worth $250m". The News International. 9 February 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
  5. ^ Ansari, Usman (1 April 2014). "Pakistani Air Force Wary of Terrorist Threat to Airbases". Defense News website. Archived from the original on 6 April 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Aerial Eyes: Pakistan's New AWACS Fleets". defenseindustrydaily.com. 10 April 2013. Retrieved 7 March 2022.


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