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{{short description|PAF Airbase located at Kamra, Attock District, Punjab, Pakistan}}
{{short description|PAF Airbase located at Attock District, Punjab, Pakistan}}
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| name = PAF Base Minhas
| name = PAF Base Minhas
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[[Air Commodore]]
| native_name = پی اے ایف بیس منہاس
''Shahryar Khan
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| partof = Northern Air Command
| location = [[Attock District]], [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab Province]]
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| site_other = [[Air University Pakistan|Air University Kamra Campus]]<br/>[[Pakistan Aeronautical Complex]]<br/>[[National Aerospace Science & Technology Park|NASTP Kamra]]
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'''Minhas Airbase''' or '''Kamra Airbase''' {{airport codes|MNS|OPMS}} is a [[Pakistan Air Force|PAF Airbase]] located at [[Attock District]], [[Punjab, Pakistan|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''.<ref name=Geo>{{cite web|url=http://www.geo.tv/GeoDetail.aspx?ID=63571|date=1 July 2011|archive-date=18 August 2012|title=Operation completed at Kamra base, all 8 militants killed|website=Geo TV News website|url-status=dead|access-date=7 March 2022
'''Pakistan Air Force Base, Minhas''' {{airport codes|ATG|OPMS}} is a [[Pakistan Air Force|PAF Airbase]] located at (Kamra Cantt) [[Attock District]], [[Punjab, Pakistan|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''.<ref name=Geo>{{cite web|url=http://www.geo.tv/GeoDetail.aspx?ID=63571|date=1 July 2011|archive-date=18 August 2012|title=Operation completed at Kamra base, all 8 militants killed|website=Geo TV News website|url-status=dead|access-date=7 March 2022
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120818235207/http://www.geo.tv/GeoDetail.aspx?ID=63571}}</ref>
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120818235207/http://www.geo.tv/GeoDetail.aspx?ID=63571}}</ref> Currently, PAF Base Minhas is equipped with [[CAC/PAC JF-17 Thunder|JF-17]] aircraft operated by [[No. 16 Squadron PAF|No.16 Squadron]] also called "Black Panthers".


==2012 terrorist attack==
==2012 terrorist attack==
{{main|2012 Minhas airbase attack}}
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>
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://archive.today/20140402074948/http://www.defensenews.com/article/20140401/DEFREG03/304010034/Pakistani-Air-Force-Wary-Terrorist-Threat-Airbases|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 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==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?id=PK48939 Airport information for Minhas Airbase] at World Aero Data
*{{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20130217013405/http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?id=PK48939 Airport information for Minhas Airbase]}} at World Aero Data


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Latest revision as of 13:10, 3 January 2025

PAF Base Minhas
پی اے ایف بیس منہاس
Part of Northern Air Command
Attock District, Punjab Province
Near Kamra in  Pakistan
PAF Base Minhas is located in Punjab, Pakistan
PAF Base Minhas
PAF Base Minhas
Location of Minhas airbase in Pakistan
PAF Base Minhas is located in Pakistan
PAF Base Minhas
PAF Base Minhas
PAF Base Minhas (Pakistan)
Coordinates33°52′8″N 72°24′3″E / 33.86889°N 72.40083°E / 33.86889; 72.40083
TypeAir Force base
Site information
OwnerMinistry of Defense
Operator Pakistan Armed Forces
Controlled by Pakistan Air Force
ConditionOperational
Other site
facilities		Air University Kamra Campus
Pakistan Aeronautical Complex
NASTP Kamra
WebsitePakistan Air Force
Site history
Built1942 (established)
1984 (upgradation)
Built for Royal Indian Air Force
 Pakistan Air Force
Built by British Raj (foundation)
 Pakistan (later upgradation)
Battles/warsSoviet–Afghan War
Operation Sentinel
War On Terror
Operation Swift Retort
Garrison information
Current
commander		 Air Commodore Agha Mehr Gul
Garrison33 Tactical Wing
Occupants3 AEW&C Squadron "Angels"
15 MR Squadron "Cobras"
16 MR Squadron "Black Panthers"
87 Combat Support Squadron "Dragonflies"
Airfield information
IdentifiersIATA: ATG, ICAO: OPMS
Elevation312 metres (1,024 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
12R/30L (main) 3,033 metres (9,951 ft) Concrete
12L/30R (secondary) 3,020 metres (9,908 ft) Asphalt
Reference(s): [1][2]

Pakistan Air Force Base, Minhas (IATA: ATG, ICAO: OPMS) is a PAF Airbase located at (Kamra Cantt) 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.[3] Currently, PAF Base Minhas is equipped with JF-17 aircraft operated by No.16 Squadron also called "Black Panthers".

2012 terrorist attack

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Main article: 2012 Minhas airbase 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.[4] The base commander, Air Commodore Muhammad Azam, was reported wounded in the attack as well.[5][3] The militants also destroyed one Saab 2000 Erieye plane[6] and damaged one[7] or two others.[8]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Khan, Farhat; Hashmi, Qadeer (2024). History of the Pakistan Air Force (2014-2023): The Next Generation Air Force (1st ed.). ISBN 978-969-7518-01-2.
  2. ^ "METAR OPMS · Minhas Air Base".
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Kamra base attack: Soldier succumbs to injuries, takes death toll to 2". The Express Tribune (newspaper). 17 August 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Taliban attacks major Pakistani air base, 10 dead". The Christian Science Monitor (newspaper). 16 August 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Tax-payers kept in the dark about loss of plane worth $250m". The News International. 9 February 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "Aerial Eyes: Pakistan's New AWACS Fleets". defenseindustrydaily.com. 10 April 2013. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
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