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 2000Erieye plane[4] and damaged one[5] or two others.[6]
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^"Kamra base attack: Soldier succumbs to injuries, takes death toll to 2". The Express Tribune (newspaper). 17 August 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
^"Taliban attacks major Pakistani air base, 10 dead". The Christian Science Monitor (newspaper). 16 August 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
^"Tax-payers kept in the dark about loss of plane worth $250m". The News International. 9 February 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
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Airport information for Minhas Airbase[usurped] at World Aero Data
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base, minhas, minhas, airbase, kamra, airbase, iata, icao, opms, airbase, located, attock, district, punjab, pakistan, named, honour, pilot, officer, rashid, minhas, awarded, nishan, haider, valor, indo, pakistani, 1971, pakistan, aeronautical, complex, locate. Minhas Airbase or Kamra Airbase IATA ATG ICAO OPMS is a PAF Airbase located at 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 PAF Base MinhasLogo of PAF Base MinhasIATA ATGICAO OPMSSummaryAirport typeMilitaryOwnerGovernment of PakistanOperatorPakistan Air ForceLocationAttockCommanderAir Commodore Agha Mehr GulOccupantsPakistan Air ForceNo 3 Squadron Angels No 15 Squadron Cobras No 16 Squadron Black Panthers No 87 Squadron Dragonflies Elevation AMSL1 023 ft 312 mCoordinates33 52 8 N 72 24 3 E 33 86889 N 72 40083 E 33 86889 72 40083RunwaysDirection Length Surfaceft m12 30 9 950 3 033 Asphalt Contents 1 2012 terrorist attack 2 See also 3 References 4 External links2012 terrorist attack editOn 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 editRashid MinhasReferences edit 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 Kamra base attack Soldier succumbs to injuries takes death toll to 2 The Express Tribune newspaper 17 August 2012 Retrieved 7 March 2022 Taliban attacks major Pakistani air base 10 dead The Christian Science Monitor newspaper 16 August 2012 Retrieved 7 March 2022 Tax payers kept in the dark about loss of plane worth 250m The News International 9 February 2013 Retrieved 20 June 2013 Ansari Usman 1 April 2014 Pakistani Air Force Wary of Terrorist Threat to Airbases Defense News website Archived from the original on 2 April 2014 Retrieved 7 March 2022 Aerial Eyes Pakistan s New AWACS Fleets defenseindustrydaily com 10 April 2013 Retrieved 7 March 2022 External links editAirport information for Minhas Airbase usurped at World Aero Data nbsp This article about the military of Pakistan is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This Pakistani airport related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title PAF Base Minhas amp oldid 1184562269, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
