Soon after Foreign Policy published a report stating US defence officials had contradicted the Indian claim of shooting down a Pakistan Air Force (PAF) F-16 jet on February 27, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Friday issued more ‘proof’ to support Pakistan’s position on the matter. ISPR Director General Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor revealed on Twitter […]
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Egyptian players lift international squash titles
Egyptians players were crowned champions in international squash tournaments played at Mushaf Squash Complex Islamabad here on Friday. Mostafa Asal won the Chief of the Air Staff International Men’s Squash Tournament while Farida Mohamed won the Pakistan International Squash Tournament for Women. Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan, Chief of the Air Staff, Pakistan Air […]
Remembering MM Alam: The hero of 1965 war
LAHORE: 18th March is the 6th death anniversary of Pakistan Air Force (PAF) pilot and hero of 1965 war Muhammad Mahmood Alam (MM Alam). MM Alam was born on July 6, 1935 in Kolkata, India. He joined PAF in 1952. In the Pak-India war MM Alam shot down five Indian jets. According to the PAF, […]
Pakistan says shoots down Indian jets, sending tensions soaring
Pakistan took media personnel to the site where India said its warplanes struck a militant camp Pakistan said Wednesday it shot down two Indian warplanes in its airspace over disputed Kashmir, in a dramatic escalation of a confrontation that has ignited fears of an all-out conflict between the nuclear-armed neighbours. One Indian pilot was captured, […]
Virtual War
Tensions between Pakistan and India that have been at record high following the Pulwama attack, went up another notch after the surgical strike by Indian Air Force (IAF) in Balakot. Amid all the strain and talk of confrontations going on between the neighboring countries, there has been a different kind of war being waged on […]
Qatar Emiri Air Force commander visits Air Headquarters
ISLAMABAD: Commander of Qatar Emiri Air Force Major General Mubarak Mohammed Al-Kumait Al-Khayarin on Monday visited Air Headquarters Islamabad. Upon his arrival at Air Headquarters, Maj Gen Al-Khayarin was received by Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman. The dignitary was presented the guard of honour by a smartly turned out contingent […]
Govt promotes two PAF officers to Air Vice Marshal rank
LAHORE: Government of Pakistan promoted two Pakistan Air Force (PAF) officers Air Commodore Haseeb Gul and Air Commodore Zuliquar Ahmad Qureshi to the rank of Air Vice Marshal on Thursday. Air Vice Marshal Haseeb Gul was commissioned in GD (P) Branch of PAF in January 1988. He is a qualified flight instructor. During his illustrious […]
Who was Marium Mukhtiar?
Video Credits: Pakistan Air Force Directorate of Media Affairs Marium Mukhtiar was the first female fighter pilot in Pakistan Air Force (PAF) who embraced martyrdom in the line of duty 2 years ago today when she was only 23 years old. Marium Mukhtiar Shaikh was the daughter of Col. R. Mukhtiar Ahmed Shaikh, and her […]