India, May 12 -- The Indian Air Force on Monday confirmed that the Indian Armed Forces did not hit the Kirana Hills region in Pakistan, which is speculated to have nuclear installations.

Speaking to the media, Air Marshal AK Bharti said: "Thank you for telling us that Kirana Hills houses some nuclear installation."

He remarked amid several social media posts that claimed India had struck the Mushaf Airbase in Sargodha.

The airbase is reportedly linked to underground nuclear storage beneath the Kirana Hills.

The Kirana Hills Site is an extensive rocky mountain range and a reservation of the Ministry of Defense (MoD) located in the Sargodha District in Punjab, Pakistan.

Known locally as "Black Mountains" due to its brownish landscape, ...