Air Cdre (R) Muhammad Ali, SI(M)

by Air Cdre (R) Muhammad Ali, SI(M)|19 October 202319 October 2023|Articles, July 2020 Edition Articles

Through this write up, the author, Air Cdre Muhammad Ali honours the sacrifices and heroism of late Group Captain Saiful Azam. His experiences in the 1965 Pakistan-India war and the Israel-Arab conflict two years later, read like chapters of a...

A Pole Star Of PAF Air Cdre Turowicz

by Air Cdre (R) Muhammad Ali, SI(M)|19 October 202319 October 2023|Articles, July 2020 Edition Articles

This is the story of a Polish aviator who was instrumental to the ascent of the budding Pakistan Air Force.Foremost in nurturing the force when it needed it most, Władysław Turowicz has left a deep mark on all the institutions...

Shaping The Future Of Pakistan

by Air Cdre (R) Muhammad Ali, SI(M)|17 October 202317 October 2023|Articles, July 2020 Edition Articles

There’s something powerful about setting a goal so big that there seems no way of achieving it. But that is what one former school teacher did. She watched a group of people join her, rally towards the impossible with children...

Battle For Sher Afgan Continues…

by Air Cdre (R) Muhammad Ali, SI(M)|02 October 202302 October 2023|April 2020 Edition Articles, Articles

It is an exercise that takes adroitness, killer instincts, nerves of steel and panache. Pilots are taxed to their mental and physical limits during the Inter Squadron Armament Competition (ISAC) that culminates into the live fire power demo. For four...

Nation Celebrates Surprise Day

by Air Cdre (R) Muhammad Ali, SI(M)|02 October 202302 October 2023|April 2020 Edition Articles, Articles

It was a bright and clear morning, with excellent visibility to assault the Indian Air Force with an onslaught of haunting memories of the last time it violated Pakistan air space. It soon became apparent to the intruders that trespassers...

Fast & Furious A Tale of Star Fighter – A Speedster of PAF

by Air Cdre (R) Muhammad Ali, SI(M)|22 September 202322 September 2023|Articles, Oct 2020 Edition Articles

Superlatives have no place while presenting the technical appraisal of a fighter aircraft, however, F-104 Star Fighter has always been an exception in this regard. ‘Fastest’, ‘Highest’, ‘Best’, ‘Coolest’ are some of the commonly used superlatives when it comes to...

Super Men Producing Super Mushshak

by Air Cdre (R) Muhammad Ali, SI(M)|18 September 202318 September 2023|Articles, Oct 2020 Edition Articles

A lot of people at the LA (Light Aircraft) department in Aircraft Manufacturing Factory (AMF) have immense passion for what they do and mass-producing Super Mushshak is what they do best. This piston-engine trainer plane is a product of experience,...

Taking Stock

by Air Cdre (R) Muhammad Ali, SI(M)|18 September 202318 September 2023|Articles, Oct 2020 Edition Articles

A trait that makes a leader great is the ability to be involved and aware on the micro level of his domain. A hands-on approach of the lives and working of his men not only gives him a real-time grasp...

Farewell To A Gladiator

by Air Cdre (R) Muhammad Ali, SI(M)|14 September 202314 September 2023|Articles, Jan 2021 Edition Articles

Air Marshal Dilawar Hussain ...You will always be Remembered! Men who have had the honour of defending the nation in both 65 and 71 are rare. These men are counted amongst the early heroes to whom the nation owes an...

Salute To A Mujahid

by Air Cdre (R) Muhammad Ali, SI(M)|07 September 202307 September 2023|Articles, Jan 2021 Edition Articles

The last three years were highly challenging for the Pakistan Air Force. The year 2019 saw arch-rival India making a misadventure, only to be responded by PAF. 2020 even more so, as a dangerous pandemic spread across the world like...

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