Minhas Airbase or Kamra Airbase is 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.
In early hours of August 16, 2012, nine militants wearing suicide vets had attacked Pakistan Air Force Kamra airbase at around 2am.
The militants had crossed three check posts and were also reported to be wearing army uniforms.
According to Global Security (not up to date), PAF Kamra base has following aircraft units:
– 33 (Fighter/Multi-Role) Wing
– 14 Sqn (F-7P)
– 15 Sqn (F-6 FT-6)
Kamra also houses the PAF Aeronautical Complex which includes the Aircraft Rebuild Factory (ARF), Mirage Rebuild Factory (MRF), Aircraft Manufacturing Factory, Kamra Avionics and Radar Factory (KARF) and Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV). The Aeronautical Complex also produces Chinese Android Tables called the PAC e-books.
After more than five hours of fierce gun battle, the attackers of PAF Kamra were all gunned down. Unconfirmed reports alleged that one of that attacker is of foreign origin.
Hamid Mir’s analysis of Kamra airbase attack:
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@saachtv: PAF Minhas Base in Kamrah attacked by militants | Saach TV#SaachTV#Kamra#Attock#PAF fb.me/1Zqogf9MO— neil lambert (@mickeyfree53) August 16, 2012
Noted>while reporting
#Kamra attack Westeren Media saying ‘attackers’ &#Indian Media is Saying them millitants instead of#Terrorists.— Xakwan Nadeem(@xak1rb) August 16, 2012
why it always take hours to control dozens of terrorists by our forces???and american seals come and go in mins??
#Attock#Kamra#PAF— Madiha Naseer (@drmadihanaseer) August 16, 2012
Isn’t it amazing when
#US wants a military op, a timely attack occurs? GHQ attacked then S.Waziristan op, now US wants N.Waziristan.#Kamra— Atif Salahuddin (@AtifSal) August 16, 2012
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@hamidmirgeo: Why Pakistani intelligence agencies were sleeping when Afghanistan based militants planned and stormed Kamra air base???— Abdullah Aslam (@abdsheikh) August 16, 2012
@kb_butt PAC Kamra is also home to Pakistan’s latest combat drone Burraq,in cooperation with Selex Gallileo.So enemy’s desperation is clear— Ahmad Talal (@talal_riaz) August 16, 2012
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@aqpk:#Panetta yesterday says terrorists can seize#Pakistan nukes &#TTP conveniently schedules#Kamra attack to prove the point!— Zarb-e-Mo’min (@PAFViperSamee) August 16, 2012
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@msharifkhattak: KAMRA is no ordinary base.It is like a spinal chord to the PAF.No mind devoid of strategic military background could …— Nisar Ahmed (@NisarAhmedShaik) August 16, 2012
Seems its harder to enter into Malir Cantt than PAF Kamra base.
— Kashif Aziz (@kashaziz) August 16, 2012
Just wondering when security forces will be trained to capture such terrorist alive !!!
#Kamra— Danny Boye (@danish_shakil) August 16, 2012
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@reallyvirtual: I want to see the dead bodies of these Kamra terrorists, all of us living in Pakistan oughta know what a dead foreign …— Kashif Aziz (@kashaziz) August 16, 2012
Image: Global Security
