New Delhi, May 12 -- Satellite imagery released by India's defence ministry and commercial service providers on Sunday confirmed a series of precision strikes carried out by the Indian side on eight key Pakistani airbases on May 10, hours before the two sides reached an understanding on halting all military actions.

India's military targeted the eight Pakistani airbases with missiles and other long-range weapons in retaliation for Pakistan's attempts to strikes 26 military facilities early on May 10, people familiar with the matter said on Sunday. The Indian strikes exposed the "massive gap" between the technological and military sophistication and application of power by the armed forces of the two sides, the people said.

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