ISLAMABAD: Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman, chief of the air staff, has said that Pakistan Air Force (PAF) will protect the sovereignty and integrity of motherland at every cost. He was addressing the troops on Sunday during his visit to an Operational Base during the Exercise High Mark-2016. According to PAF spokesman, the air chief was given a comprehensive briefing on the first stage of High Mark on the occasion. The visit was undertaken to assess the operational readiness and training standards of PAF in this significant exercise which started this week. The air chief met the combat crew participating in the exercise and appreciated their motivation and resolve to carry out the assigned task in a befitting manner. He expressed his satisfaction on the operational readiness and training of the PAF combat crew and reiterated, “We will protect the sovereignty and integrity of our motherland at every cost.” He also said that the security of this sacred land is the cardinal principle of the faith of each individual in PAF and PAF is ever ready to give a befitting response to any aggression.