India, May 12 -- Director General of Air Operations, Air Marshal AK Bharti, on Monday confirmed that the Indian armed forces did not target the nuclear facility at Kirana Hills in Pakistan.

Responding to a query during a press conference, Bharti said, "Thank you for telling us that Kirana Hills houses some nuclear installation. We did not know about it. We have not hit Kirana Hills, whatever is there."

There was buzz that satellite imagery showed a strike on the runway of Mushaf Airbase in Sargodha, reportedly connected to underground nuclear storage beneath the Kirana Hills. The base was said to be hit by multiple loitering, penetrating munitions.

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