The Daily Populous Tuesday June 3rd, 2025 evening edition
Authored by businesstoday.in and submitted by disacchairde

Pakistani expert Imtiaz Gul made a startling revelation on the Pakistan Air Force's (PAF) Nur Khan airbase in a recent video that has gone viral on social media. Gul claimed in the video that the Nur Khan airbase is reportedly owned by the Americans.

"Pakistan’s Nur Khan Airbase reportedly under American control — even Pak Army officers aren’t allowed to interfere," Gul can be heard saying in the viral video.

He claimed that Pakistan Army officials are "not authorised" at their airbase, hinting at operational agreements or restrictions during joint operations or visits. Gul suggested that American planes have been repeatedly sighted at the airbase and that there was an alleged lack of transparency regarding their cargo.

🚨SHOCKING: “Pakistan’s Nur Khan Airbase reportedly under American control — even Pak Army officers aren’t allowed to interfere” says a Pakistani journalist.

China already owns swathes of land, CPEC routes, and ports.

At this point, is there anything in Pakistan that Pakistan… pic.twitter.com/z7huCYIxN6 — BALA (@erbmjha) June 2, 2025

The Indian armed forces damaged the Nur Khan airbase in the precision strikes conducted against Pakistan under the codename Operation Sindoor. India carried out Operation Sindoor in retaliation for the Pahalgam terror attack, which claimed the lives of 26 people, mostly tourists.

Inflicting damages on the Nur Khan airbase is not only strategic but also symbolic.

The Nur Khan airbase is located close to the Pakistan Army's headquarters in Rawalpindi and is around 10 km from Islamabad. It is also close to the headquarters of the Strategic Plans Division, the body that oversees Pakistan's nuclear arsenal.

The airbase is home to Pakistan's main air transport squadrons like C-130 Hercules and IL-78 mid-air refuelers, which is vital for logistical and strategic airlift operations.

Nur Khan airbase not only serves as the command centre for air mobility operations but is also home to the Benazir Bhutto International Airport, PAF College Chaklala and Fazaia Inter College Nur Khan.

While PAF College Chaklala trains aviation cadets, Fazaia Inter College Nur Khan provides additional educational facilities on the premises.

b-jensen on June 3rd, 2025 at 08:45 UTC »

We're living in a post-truth age where any 'expert' or 'eyewitness' can fabricate a story and legacy media will just publish it as is, and 1 hour later even governments could quote it as a fact.

ChanceryTheRapper on June 3rd, 2025 at 06:09 UTC »

Okay, so questions: Sorry, this one might be basic, but still: what are Imtiaz Gul's credentials beyond "Pakistani expert" who has a video that went viral? The article is very vague about that.

The picture at the top of the article is the airbase in question? So are they saying that the Pakistani government has a plane on the airbase, half a klick from an impact site- but also the Pakistani government is kept away from this same base where this plane is parked? I'm a little confused by that point.

And, third- when they say, "American control," do they mean the American government or an American corporation? It's more than a little vague. If there was American government assets damaged or killed in the attack, or even threatened, I'd be surprised that the current administration didn't publicly threaten India for it.

BooksandBiceps on June 3rd, 2025 at 05:25 UTC »

Yeah even if that was somehow true I doubt Americans were in charge of the air defense network. Which is why losses would’ve happened.