July 2023

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Thunder Over Bahrain
PAF participates in Bahrain Air Show-2022 The JF-17s Thundery performance at the recent Bahrain Air Show-2022 was not the only news which made it to the headlines of prominent media outlets during last month. PAF’s first ever air-to-air refuelling event...
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GSTAR 2022 SEMINAR REPORT Evolving Global Order: Challenges and Responsibilities
GSTAR 2022 SEMINAR REPORT
Evolving Global Order: Challenges and Responsibilities Momentous developments are taking place across all domains which are deeply affecting the global, regional, & national security environment. Moreover, rapidly emerging technologies and their diverse military applications are making the international and regional...
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NASTP SPEARHEADING PAF'S VISION OF NATIONAL BUILDING
NASTP SPEARHEADING PAF’S VISION OF NATIONAL BUILDING
National Aerospace Science and Technology Park under the visionary leadership of ACM Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu, CAS PAF is proudly spearheading  PAF’s vision of nation building as envisaged by the father of the nation. The author brings out an in-depth...
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A Giant of a Man Air Marshal Asghar Khan
In 2014, I was tasked by the then Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Tahir Rafique Butt to make a tribute documentary about retired Air Marshal Asghar Khan. I felt honored to have been given an opportunity to...
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From Wooden Skis to Winter Olympics & Beyond
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With some of the highest peaks above 8,000 meters in the world that pierce into the horizon, Pakistan offers thousands of meters of vertiginous verticals that mountaineers, trekkers and skiers dream about. At the confluence of the Karakorum and the...
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WINGS OF GLORY
Wings of Glory
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Wing Commander Nisar Nabi has airlifted personnel and taken over sized-cargo to places only the C-130 Hercules can get into. But not even 6,000 flying hours and experience had prepared him for his next mission - a photo session 7,000...
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National Space Legislation A Necessity for Pakistan
The launch of Sputnik 1 by the Soviet Union in 1957 is often taken as the first milestone in the history of outer space activities. The initial space exploration was driven by a “Space Race” between the Soviet Union and...
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India’s No ‘No First Use’ Nuclear Doctrine
India’s nuclear doctrine of 2003 contained several inconsistencies that have been further compounded by statements made by senior members of the Nuclear Command Authority (NCA), signaling a possible shift in India’s ‘No First Use’ (NFU) posture. These statements could be...
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The FATF in the Global Financial ArchitectureChallenges and Implications
There are various structural problems that underpin the FATF as it stands today, and they are important enough to evoke wider public attention as well as the specific notice of key Pakistani stakeholders. Although the FATF is situated in the...
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AW139 Seahawk Any Time, Any Where
A much-needed new capability was ushered into service in late March 2019 at a PAF operational Base in south. The day and night maritime Search and Rescue (SAR) role also signaled the arrival lof a new helicopter – the Leonardo...
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