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

Responding to a reporter's question at a special press conference of Director Generals of Military Operations (DGMOs) in the national capital, Air Marshal Bharti remarked, "Thank you for telling us that Kirana Hills houses some nuclear installation. We did not know about it. And we have not hit Kirana Hills, whatever is there."

Air Marshal Bharti's comments came amid widespread speculation and social media claims suggesting that India had struck Pakistan's Mushaf Airbase in Sargodha, which is allegedly connected to an unde...